Air Pressure
If the volume of a container increases, the air pressure inside the container will ______________.
decrease
Rising air is called a(n) _________________.
updraft
A breeze that blows from the sea toward the land is called a _______________.
sea breeze
A belt of winds set in motion around Earth by air moving toward the equator.
trade winds
A line on a map connecting places with equal air pressure is called an ______________.
isobar
Is air pressure higher or lower at sea level?
higher
Sinking air is called a(n) _______________.
downdraft
A _______________ blows from land toward the water>
land breeze
In the Northern hemisphere the wind curves to the right/ this curving is called the _____________________________.
Coriolis Effect
A device used to tell wind direction is called a(n) __________________________________.
weather vane
When air is heated, does air pressure increase or decrease?
decreases
Rising air and sinking cool air form a circular wind pattern called a(n)_______________.
convection cell
Is the air pressure over the sea lower or higher than the air pressure over the land?
higher
Name the three global wind zones.
Polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, and trade winds
A device that is used to measure wind speed.
anemometer
When air is heated, air pressure decreases because molecules move faster and ___________.
spread out
Air that moves horizontally is called ____________.
Which kind of breeze forms at night?
land breeze
Global wind zones are set up by air moving from zones of ______________ to zones of _____________.
high pressure, low pressure
A _________________ includes temperature, cloud cover, air pressure, wind speed and direction.
weather station model
Air contains the gases _____________ and ___________, which are heavier than molecules of water vapor.
nitrogen and oxygen
How are winds produced?
Air flows from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure.
Land warms up ______________ than water.
faster
Global winds seem to travel in curved paths because of the _______________.
What causes the Coriolis effect?
the Earth's rotation