Meteorology 1F: Winds

Reorder the following steps to flying a kite!

• Have a friend hold the kite overhead.

• Start running just as your friend releases the kite.

• Run even faster into the wind.

• The kite will slowly begin to rise.

• Unwind your string and let the kite sail into the sky.

What do we call the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?

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Label the two types of pressure correctly!

a

b

Low Pressure

High Pressure

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What causes most differences in air pressure?

• Unequal Heating of Earth

• Ocean Currents

• Convection in the Mantle

• The Gravitational Pull of the Moon

• Pollution

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Match the pictures to their correct titles!

• A-MOM-MOTHER

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• BAROMETER

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• ANEMOMETER

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• THERMOMETER

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• WEATHER

  VANE

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Click the area(s) of Earth that gets the most direct sunlight. This picture represents the tilt of the Earth as it occurs in June.

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Click the area(s) of Earth that gets the most indirect sunlight. This picture represents the tilt of the Earth as it occurs in June.

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​Winds that blow over short distances are known as ​ (a)   . These winds are caused by ​ (b)   heating within a ​ (c)   area. They usual form when ​ (d)   winds are weak. An example of this type of wind would be a ​ (e)   at your local beach.

• local winds
• unequal
• small
• large-scale
• sea breeze
• global winds
• intense
• hot
• seashell

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​Winds that blow over long distances are known as ​ (a)   . These winds are caused by ​ (b)   heating of ​ Earth's surface. These winds start with direct sunlight hitting the ​ (c)   and indirect sunlight hitting the ​ ​ (d)   . These large scale winds create ​ (e)   that travel all over our planet.

• local winds
• unequal
• global winds
• equal
• Earth
• convection currents
• equator
• poles
• ocean's
• lava flows

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Because the Earth is rotating, global winds cannot follow a straight line as they blow. What is the scientific name given to this occurrence?

e

Solar Effect

Rotation Effect

Lunar Effect

Anemometer Effect

Kite Effect

Convection Effect

Direct Effect

Coriolis Effect

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