Global Winds and Local Winds
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Vicki Gripp
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Science
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6th Grade
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1.
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wind
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large circular patterns of moving air
movement of air cause by differences in air pressure
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convection cells
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large, circular patterns of moving air
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
3.
Multiple Choice
low pressure area
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large, circular patterns of moving air
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
4.
Multiple Choice
wind
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large, circular patterns of moving air
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
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pressure belts
winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude
narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
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jet stream
bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude
the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
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