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All locations on the planet do NOT heat evenly.
Where would we expect to find warmer areas on Earth?
Near the equator
Near the poles
What parts of the planet would be cooler?
Near the equator
Near the poles
What are jet streams?
The trail left from an airplane.
Bands of strong wind.
The winds that push jets through the air.
Wind made from tornadoes.
The warm and steady winds that move towards the equator; moving north and south.
Jet Stream
Coriolis Effect
Trade Winds
Global Winds
Curved wind movements caused by the Earth’s rotation (wind does not move north to south in a straight line)
Trade Winds
Coriolis Effect
Global Winds
Polar Easterly Winds
What type of air mass is warm, forms in the tropics, and has low air pressure?
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
What type of air mass is cold, forms over the poles, and has high air pressure?
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
What type of air mass is warm, humid, and forms over oceans?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
What type of air mass has cool, dry air and forms over land?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
What two types of air masses form over land? Select two.
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
What two types of air masses form over water? Select two.
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
Where do cyclones form?
On land
Over cold oceans
Over warm oceans
In the mountains
What causes the spinning of a cyclone?
Wind
The rotation of the Earth
The ocean
Harry Potter level magic
What do we call the centre of a cyclone?
The eye
The centre
The middle
The wake
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