Air Movement

Question 1

Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.

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the land heats and cools more quickly than the water

Question 2

Surface winds tend to curve due to which of the following?

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The Coriolis effect

Question 3

When cool, dense air from over the water flows inland, it's called a ____.

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sea breeze

Question 4

The movement of hot and cold air between land and sea creates what?

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Sea breeze

Question 5

Not all areas on Earth's surface receive the same amount of radiation because Earth's surface ____.

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is curved

Question 6

Which of the following occurs along coasts during the day?

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Sea breeze

Question 7

Which of the following winds are found in the upper troposphere?

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Jet streams

Question 8

Land breezes occur at night.

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T

Question 9

The jet stream occurs in the mesosphere.

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F

Question 10

The ____ is caused by the Earth's rotation.

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Coriolis effect

Air Movement Answers