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Pressure
Wind
Special Winds
El Nino and Jet Stream
Anything Goes
100

Can be thought of as the weight of air on the surface

What is air pressure

100

The instrument used to measure wind speed

What is an anemometer

100
Wind circulation systems that reverse with season
What is a Monsoon
100

The jet stream is found at the boundary between the troposphere and this layer.

What is stratosphere

100

This is the pressure center and hemisphere if winds flow Counterclockwise Into the center

What is low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere

200

The instrument that measures air pressure

What is a barometer

200

The force that generates the wind, and determines its strength

What is the pressure gradient force

200
Dry, warm winds that move down a mountain slope
What are Chinook, Foehn, or Santa Ana winds
200

Planes can fly faster going this direction across the country due to the jet stream

What is east

200

Increasing moisture, increasing elevation, and increasing temperature will all do this to air pressure.

What is cause it to decrease.

300

The pressure associated with rising air currents, cloudy weather, and rain.

What is low pressure

300

Large scale winds do not flow straight, but rather in a curved path. This is the reason for that curving pattern.

What is Coriolis Force or Earth's rotation

300
A problem with country breezes is that they bring this into the heart of the city.
What is pollution
300

When cooler, nutrient rich waters rise to the surface due to the removal of surface water by the prevailing winds

What is upwelling

300

Virginia is found in this wind belt.

What is the prevailing westerlies

400

Lines on a map that connect pressure

What is an isobar

400

This affects winds along the surface of Earth, but not winds aloft.

What is friction.

400
When cool air moves up the mountain slope, we call it this.
What is a valley breeze
400

During an El Nino year, water temperatures in the Eastern Pacific will do this as upwelling is cut off.

What is rise

400

It is important to be able to predict El Nino events, because the changes in weather affect these two categories of public interest.

What is human health, and economy.

500

A low pressure center is known as this

What is a cyclone

500

The uneven pressure that causes wind, is caused by the differences in this across Earth's surface.

What is heat capacity or heating rates

500
This type of breeze is seen during the day along the coast.
What is a sea breeze
500

These are the two directions that are most associated with the jet stream in North America

What is NW and SW

500

The prevailing winds that blow from the horse latitudes to the doldrums.

What are the trade winds