Air Pressure
Cold air sinks and gets more dense causing-----------
high pressure
Pressure differences cause _____ to blow.
wind
When the sun goes down the water temperature is -------than the land temperature
warmer
Due to the rotation of the Earth wind does not travel in a straight line from the equator to the poles. This is called...
the Coriolis Effect
Warm air rises and spreads out getting less dense which causes----------------------
Low air pressure.
Earth’s rotation causes the wind to deflect (curve) to the ---------- in the Northern Hemisphere near to the equator.
right
When the sun rises the land temperature is ----- than the water temperature
warmer
Global winds in the northern hemisphere spins in this direction.
clockwise
Air always moves from ...
high to low pressure
Movement of Air due to different densities or temperatures is called.
convection currents
The warm air over the land causes a low pressure system and cold air rushes in to replace it. This moving air at day is
Sea Breeze
Global winds in the southern hemisphere spins in this direction.
counter clockwise
Solar energy doesn’t heat the surface of earth equally
give two reasons :
The latitude / shape of Earth/
The altitude / geography of the surface.
the kind of the surface material.
The color of the surface material.
The deflection (curving) of the wind is called
Coriolis effect.
The warm air over the sea causes a low pressure system and cold air rushes in to replace it. This moving air from the land is called.
Land Breeze
The Coriolis effect causes wind to ______ instead of flowing directly from the poles to the equator.
curve, bend, or turn
Cold air is _____ and sinks causing warm air to rise.
denser
-------------------- are winds blow in quiet steady directions across Earth.
Global winds
Rising warm air helps to create
Low Air Pressure
The ------------------------------------ and Earth’s rotation cause the global winds to blow.
unequal heating of Earth’s atmosphere