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WH 6th Mrs.Wilson Winds notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ______ in _____ is the highest point in the North Eastern United States | Mount Washington New Hampsire |
| ___________ exstends for Qubacic ; Canada to Alabama | Appalachian Mountain System |
| The highest mountain in the Appalachain Moutain is __________ in________________ | Mount Michael North Carolina |
| The greatest windspeed was measured at the Earth's surface was ___ kilometers per hour at the top of _____________ | 370 Mount Washington |
| The Appalachain Mountain System extends from ______;_______ to __________ | Qubacic;Canada Alabama |
| A hurricane begins at ___ mph | 74 |
| Because air is a _____ , it can move _____ | fluid easily |
| the force that makes airmoveis caused by a difference of _______ ________ | air pressure |
| the rising and falling and rising and falling is called | convention |
| ____________ are winds that blow continusly in the same direction and are createdby an uneven heating | Global winds |
| _____ __ ________ are winds that blow over short distances and change daily | Surface or local winds |
| named for a french mathamation who studied winds | coriolis effect |
| as the earth rotates it creates and bends global wind patterns | coriolis effect |
| ________ is a horizontal movement of air from one area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | wind |
| all ____ are caused by a difference in air pressure | winds |
| Air over_______ surface expand and become less dense | heated |
| as the air becomes less dense, the air pressure ________ | decreases |
| _____ _____ air has more air pressure | cool dense |
| ____ air flows under _____ air | cool warm |
| wind can determine what ______ really feels like | tempature |
| it takes more energy to warm _____ than to warm _______ | water land |
| ________ is a wind that blows from an ocean onto land | sea breeze |
| _________ is a air from land to a body of water | Land breeze |
| ______ warms and cools faster than _______ | land water |