| A | B |
|---|
| The horizontal movement of air is called | WIND |
| The wind closest to the equator is called | TRADE WINDS |
| A very narrow band of wind very high up in the troposphere is called the | JET STREAM |
| Winds move from areas of high pressure to | LOW PRESSURE |
| Global winds move in circular patterns due to the | CORIOLIS EFFECT |
| The energy that powers the global circulation of atmosphere comes from | RADIATION AND CONVECTION |
| Name two factors that winds are caused by. | DIFFERENCES IN AIR PRESSURE AND UNEVEN HEATING OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE |
| How are winds named? | FROM WHERE THEY BLOW |
| Wind gets energy from the | SUN |
| Name the calm area at 0o latitude. | DOLDRUMS |
| Name the calm area at 30o latitude. | HORSE LATITUDES |
| Name the wind that blows between 0o and 30o latitude. | TRADE WINDS |
| Name the wind that blows between 30o and 60o latitude. | WESTERLIES |
| Which winds blow at the North and South poles? | POLAR EASTERLIES |
| What makes the Coriolis effect possible? | EARTH’S ROTATION |
| A wind coming from the Northwest is called a _ | NORTHWEST WIND |
| Which way does weather move across the United States? | WEST TO EAST |
| Explain the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze. | SEA BREEZE IS IN THE DAY AND LAND BREEZE IS AT NIGHT |
| A wind vane is used to measure | WIND DIRECTION |
| An anemometer is used to measure | WIND SPEED |
