B3 Weather & Climate: Lesson 2

The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• Tornado
• Rain
• Sunshine
• Wind

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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter is called _______

• radiation
• convection
• absorption

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The ______ __________ are cold winds that blow from east to west near the North Pole and the South Pole.

• Polar Easterlies
• Equatorial Westerlies
• Tropical Easterlies
• Arctic Westerlies

The __________ __________ are steady winds that flow from west to east between

latitudes 30^oN & 60^oN, and 30^oS & 60^oS.

• trade winds
• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

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Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30^oN latitude and 30^oS latitude are called _______

• West Winds
• Polar Winds
• Trade Winds
• Equatorial Winds

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The movement of wind & water to the right or left that is caused by Earth's rotation is

called the ________ ______.

• Ferrel Drift
• Coriolis Effect
• Trade Wind Effect

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A _______ _______ is the vertical movement of water caused by differences in density.

• density flow
• water flow
• density current

A _______ _______ is a wind driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the ocean's surface.

• surface current
• deep current
• submerged flow

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An _________ is the vertical movement of water toward the ocean's surface.

• Inwelling
• Downwelling
• Upwelling

A boundary between two air masses is called a _____.

• front
• barrier
• division

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