Local winds
How is it measured
El Nino
La Nina
Global distribution of precipitation
100

does cool air rise or fall 

what is falls 

100

what are the two basic wind measurements

what is direction and speed 

100

How long does El Nino typically last 

What is 9-12 months 

100

how long does La Nina typically last 

What is from 1-3 years 

100

                               True or false 

Places with low-pressure cells are regions of extensive deserts 

What is false 

200

During the day, the air over ____ is heated 

What is Land 

200

What instrument is most commonly used to determine wind direction 

What is a Wind vane 

200

When is the peak intensity of El Niño 

what is late autumn or winter 

200

how do researchers recognize when a La Nina event is triggered 

What is when surface temperatures are colder than average 

200

where on a large land mass, common experiences decrease precipitation 

What is the interiors of large land masses 

300

At what time of day would a land breeze occur 

What is At Night 

300

What device is used to calculate wind speed 

What is an anemometer 

300

During what time of year does El Niño tend to develop  

what is March to june 

300

when a La Nina occures where in the world gets warmer 

What is The United States 

300

What causes abundant rain throughout the year in the rainiest regions on earth 

What is the warm humidity and the trade winds. 

400

from where does the wind blow during daylight hours causing a ___ ______

what is a sea breeze 

400

What are prevailing winds 

What is when wind consistently blows more often from one direction 

400

What is El Nino 

What is an episode of ocean warming 

400

what natural disaster activity does La Nina impact 

What is Hurricane activity 

400

what rain forest basin is included in the rainest reagon on earth 

What is the South American Amazon basin

500

What are local winds caused by

 What is either by topographic effects or by variations in surface composition 

500

What direction do wind vanes point to tell where the wind is coming from

What is they point into the wind 

500

Where does El Nino effect 

What is affects the eastern tropical Pacific

500

During what years did record snowfall happen for one season in Washington state

What is the years 1998-1999

500

What is the rainiest region on Earth 

A. Tropic of Cancer

B. Equatorial Low 

C. Equator 

D. Tropic of Capricorn 

What is answer choice B. Equatorial Low