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Breeze moving from the land to the sea
a) Land breeze
b) Sea breeze
c)
d)

Wind moving from the sea to the land
a) Land breeze
b) Sea breeze
c)
d)

No wind movement, located along the equator
a) Doldrum
b) Horse latitudes
c) Trade winds
d)

What causes wind?
a) moon cooling the earth
b) differences in air pressure
c) clouds forming
d)

Warm air rising and colder air sinking
a) conduction
b) radiation
c) convection
d)

How does the rotation of the earth affect winds?
a) it causes the winds to curve
b) it causes the winds to become stronger
c) there is no affect on wind
d)

Different wind systems are created by
a) revolution of earth
b) uneven heating of the earth
c) earth's position in the solar system
d)

High pressure over the land(cold air) and low pressure over the water(warm air)
a) Land breeze
b) Sea breeze
c)
d)

High pressure over the water(cold air) and low pressure over the land(cold air)
a) Land breeze
b) Sea breeze
c)
d)

Heats up and cools down faster
a) Land
b) Sea
c)
d)

A north wind blows from the ___________
a) south
b) north
c) east
d)

Cold air is ________________
a) high pressure and more dense
b) high pressure and less dense
c) low pressure and less dense
d)

Air always moves from ________ to __________ pressure
a) Low, high
b) high, low
c) low, low
d)

_____________ affect the weather in the United States
a) Doldrums
b) Polar easterlies
c) Westerlies
d)

Moving air is called ____________
a) sleet
b) wind
c) clouds
d)

Air with high pressure is
a) warmer
b) colder
c)
d)

Air with low pressure
a) warmer
b) colder
c)
d)

Warm air is lense dense and __________
a) sinks
b) does not move
c) goes up
d)

Cold air is more dense and __________
a) rises
b) does not move
c) sinks
d)

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