Air Pressure & Wind

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When warm air rises and cools high in the atmosphere and then sinks to the earth creates _________ currents

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convection

Front

Instruments used to measure air pressure are called

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barometers

Front

Winds are caused by differences in: precipitation, humidity, air pressure, turbulence

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air pressure

Front

Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?

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convection currents

Front

How far above sea level is called what?

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altitude

Front

Global winds generally

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blow from specific directions over long distances

Front

What causes winds? Options: differences in precipitation, differences in humidity, differences in air pressure

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differences in air pressure

Front

What causes global winds to curve? Options: the equator, coriolis effect, albedo, doldrums

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coriolis effect

Front

The _______________________________ is responsible for the weather, rain, or snow

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Troposphere

Front

Low pressure systems are characterized by

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counterclockwise air flow and cloudy rainy weather