Winds

Differences in air pressure causes the air to move?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Measures wind speed

• barometer
• windchill

• anemometer

• Coriolis effect

The increased cooling that a wind can cause.

• windchill factor

• anemometer

• local winds

• sea breeze

Winds that blow over short distances.

• ocean winds

• global winds
• regional winds
• local winds

Local wind that blows from an ocean or lake.

• ocean wind
• water breeze
• sea breeze

• beach gust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The flow of air from land to a body of water.

• air breeze
• land breeze

• sea breeze
• wind

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

• local winds
• regional winds
• continental winds
• global winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve

• The Coriolis effect

• The windchill factor

• The sea breeze factor

• Land breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• longitude

• south pole

• north pole

• latitude

What characteristics of wind does a weather report contain?

• solar radiation, ozone levels, air quality
• cloud cover, visibility, air pressure
• speed and direction

• temperature, humidity, precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6