Winds, Air Masses, Air Pressure, Fronts, and Weather

What causes winds?

• differences in wind

• wind vane-anemometer

• air pressure

• wind chill factor

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what is anemometer

• air pressure hit the globe

• wind vane - wind chil

• tool used to measure speed of wind

• heat transfer

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Winds are created by differences in ______

• air temperature
•  air pressure 
• altitude
• humidity 

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Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea?

• global winds
• sea breeze
• land breeze
• local winds

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What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea?

• Sea Breeze
• Land Breeze
• Mountain Breeze
• None of the Above

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What do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?

• global winds
• Coriolis effect
• Greenhouse effect
• sea breezes

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Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

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The movement of air from the sea to the land during the day is called the___

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Jet Stream

• Wind

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What instrument determines wind direction?

• wind vane

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer