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Study the image.
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Air continuously blows away from the equator.B
Air flows in different directions over long distances.C
Air moves from regions of low pressure to high pressure.D
Air circulates in an upward direction, creating surface winds.2
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Study the image
A
Air moves in a direction that creates land breezes.B
Air above land warms faster than air above water.C
Air blows over long distances in a continual straight path.D
Air pressure remains the same while cycling over land and water.3
Which blow toward the low-pressure areas of the westerlies?
A
jet streamsB
trade windsC
horse latitudesD
polar easterlies4
Study the dashed arrows in the image.
A
Earth rotatingB
air moving to the polesC
Earth’s equatorD
wind moving over short distances5
Which two considerations are used to calculate a windchill factor?
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wind speed and air temperatureB
air pressure and wind directionC
wind direction and atmospheric heatingD
atmospheric heating and air temperature6
What causes differences in air pressure?
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the windchill factorB
the horizontal movement of airC
the speed at which wind movesD
the unequal heating of Earth’s atmosphere7
Study the image.
A
Warm air is rising.B
Cool air is sinking.C
Cool air is less dense.D
Warm air is more dense.8
Study the image.
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1B
2C
3D
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What happens during a land breeze?
A
Wind flows primarily during the day.B
Wind blows from poles toward the equator.C
Wind is created the same way as during a sea breeze.D
Wind moves because air above land is cooler than air above water.10
Study the image.
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1B
2C
3D
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