Chapter 15 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The greater the pressure difference, the faster the wind moves. | True |
What causes differences in air pressure? | The unequal heating of the earth. |
What happens with air at the equator? | Equator area receives more direct solar energy than other latitudes. Warmer, less dense, and rises, low pressure. Rises and flows toward the poles. |
What happens with air at the poles? | Air is colder, dense, sinks, and high pressure. Then this cold air flows toward the equator. |
Wind moves in one huge circular pattern from the poles to the equator. | True. |
Because of the Coriolis Effect , winds in the Northern Hemisphere travel north curve to the ______________. | East. |
Because of the Coriolis Effect, winds in the Southern Hemisphere travel south curve to the ______________. | West. |
Who are jet streams important to? | Pilots and Meteorologists in tracking storms. |
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