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DICKSON: 6.3 HW
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The movement of air | wind |
| a narrow band of high winds in the troposphere | jet stream |
| steady winds that flow from west to east | westerlies |
| wind that blows from land to sea is a ______ _______. | land breeze |
| cold winds that blow from near Earth's poles are called _______ _______. | polar easterlies |
| a wind that blows from sea to land is a ____ ____. | sea breeze |
| Within the troposphere, warm air can be found at low ________. | altitudes |
| steady winds that flow toward the equator are called ______ ______. | trade winds |
| The _______ _______ model depicts the global air circulations. | three cell |
| Trade winds move _______ the equator | toward |
| Westerlies move _____ _____ the equator | away from |
| Zero degrees latitude is the __________. | equator |
| The jet stream is associated with _______ _______ air current. | high speed |
| The Coriolis effect is caused from Earth's _____, | rotation |
| Low pressure is associated with ______ air. | warm |
| High Pressure is associated with ______ air. | cold |
| The __________ are airs of no winds. | doldrums |
| The doldrums are found at ______ degrees latitude. | 30 |
| When the air or water seems to bend due to Earth's rotation, it is called the _______ _______. | Coriolis effect |
| Easterlies come from the _______. | East |
| Westerlies come from the ______. | West |
| Unequal heating of the Earth's surface creates _________ differences. | pressure |
| pressure differences are caused from _______ heating of the Earth's surface. | unequal |
| Sea and land breezes are types of _____ winds. | local |
| pressure differences cause ______ of air. | movement |
| The lowest latitudes are at the ________. | tropics |
| The highest latitudes are at the ______. | poles |
| Warm air _________. | rises |
| Cold air ________ | sinks |
| Land breezes typically occur at ______. | night |
| a sea breeze typically occurs at _______. | daytime |
| A sea breeze is _______. | cool |
| A ________ breeze is warm. | land |
| Global wind belts influence ________ and weather. | climate |
| various distinct wind patterns are called ________ winds. | prevailing |
| Air movement occurs in which atmospheric layer? | trophosphere |
| Warm air is _________ dense than cool air | less |
| Cool air is _________ dense than warm air | more |
| Air rises at _____ degrees latitude and at 60 degrees. | 0 |
| Air sinks at 30 degrees latitude and at _____ degrees. | 90 |
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