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Wind
All you need to know about wind!
Question | Answer |
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The force of air against the Earth's surface is ..... | air pressure |
The molecules in heated air move..... | faster and farther apart |
The movement of air from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area produces | wind |
The amount of water vapor in the air is | humidity |
Relative humidity is a comparison of the amount of water vapor in the air with the amount the air can hold at a certain ________ | temperature |
The dew point is the temperature at which water vapor_____ | condenses |
Millions of water droplets form ___________ | clouds |
cumulonimbus clouds usually produce ________________ | thunderstorms |
Rain and snow are forms of ________________ | precipitation |
Wind is measured by using a ________________ | anemometer |
Mountain breeze, land breeze, valley breeze and sea breeze are 4 kinds of ____________ ___________ | local winds |
Trade winds, prevailing winds and polar winds are the 3 ________ ________ ________ | global wind systems |
The condition of earth's atmosphere at a given time and place is____________ | weather |
The jet stream separates the _______ ________ from the ___________ ______________ | trade winds / prevailing westerlies |
A person who studies weather is a ___________________ | meterorologist |
_________ _________ blow air towards the equator. | Trade winds |
Layer of gases surrounding Earth is the ________________. | atmosphere |
A _________ ________ tells us the direction of the wind. | wind vane |
Winds below 60 degrees to the poles are called__________ | Polar Winds |
The difference in the heating of Earth by the Sun causes | wind |
Wind moves from areas of __________ pressure to ______ pressure. | High / low |
The angle at which the sunlight strikes the Earth's surface is known as the ______________ ____________ | solar angle |
When air pressure over the sea is greater than air pressure over the land | a sea breeze is formed |