Global Local Winds

A _________ is a type of local wind that occurs during the nighttime.

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind to blow in a curve around Earth?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

____________ are fast moving currents of air that move from west to east in the Northern hemisphere.

• trade winds

• westerlies

• easterlies

• jet streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These winds occur at a latitude between 0 and 30 degrees.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• differences in the thermosphere

• difference in oxygen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are winds that blow over short distances?

• Local Winds

• Global Winds

________ is an area where there are no winds.

• The doldrums

• The northern hemisphere

• The North Pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These winds occur at a latitude between 30 and 60 degrees.

• Trade winds

• Westerlies

• Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes

• local winds

• global winds

• sea breezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6