Global Winds and Local Winds

Global Winds and Local Winds

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Vicki Gripp

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6th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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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