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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the cause of wind? | Unequal heating of Earth's surface |
| Sea breezes form during the day when___ | The land heats faster then the near by ocean |
| What does the Coriolis Effect do to winds in the Northern Hemisphere? | Cause them to turn right |
| Steady east to west winds that flow toward the equator from 30N to 30S | Trade Winds |
| Winds that flow from west to east between 30N and 60N and 30S and 60S | Prevailing winds |
| Cold winds that blow from east to west near the poles | Polar Easterlies |
| Narrow bonds of high winds near the top of the troposphere | jet streams |
| A______ is a local wind that blows from the landd toward the sea at night | Land breeze |
| Lowest latitudes | Tropics |
| Highest latitudes | Poles |
| Warm air ___ | rises |
| Cold air___ | sinks |
| A sea breeze is____ | Warm |