Meteorology 1F: Winds

Reorder the following steps to flying a kite!

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

• Start running just as your friend releases the kite.

• The kite will slowly begin to rise.

• Have a friend hold the kite overhead.

• Run even faster into the wind.

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

High Pressure

Low 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!

• WEATHER

  VANE

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• BAROMETER

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• THERMOMETER

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• A-MOM-MOTHER

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• ANEMOMETER

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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

Kite Effect

Lunar Effect

Rotation Effect

Solar Effect

Convection Effect

Direct Effect

Coriolis Effect

Anemometer Effect

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