Global Wind Patterns

Wind is the movement of air from areas of ____________ to ______________ pressure.

• high; low

• low; high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis Effect causes air to move to the (a)   .

• right

• left

• it depends

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The horizontal (side to side) movement of air along Earth's surface is called ____________.

• Air currents

• Wind

• Air Pressure

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air moves from areas of _____________ pressure, to areas of ______________ pressure.

• high; low

• low; high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of heat transfer happens by the rising of warm air?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?

• breezes

• coriolis effect

• westerlies

• easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west

• north to south

• south to west

• west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This type of wind helped blow trader's ships from Europe to the Americas. It blows winds from EAST to WEST. 

• Polar Easterlies

• Trade Winds

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Horse Latitudes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The factor that has the greatest effect on wind speed is...

• Air pressure

• Rainfall

• Air temperature

• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds that blow across long distances in predictable patterns:

• jet streams

• air masses

• global winds

• trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6