Winds Review

A _________________ is a horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

• Winds

• Jet Stream

• Air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This instrument measures wind speed. 

• wind vane

• anemometer

  
  

• thermometer

The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the _______________

• Coriolis Effect

• Wind Chill Factor

• Global Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called __________________.

• Doldrums

• Jet Streams

• Global Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These winds blow over short distances.

• Global Winds

• Local Winds

• Jet Streams

The flow of air from land to a body of water is called a 

      ________________.

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

 The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is call a 

        ________________.

• Land Breeze

• Jet stream

• Sea Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

 Wind direction is measured with an _____________.

• anemometer

• barometer

• Wind Vane