Which statements describe aspects of what causes wind to blow? Select two options.Wind is caused by differences in air pressure.Wind moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.Differences in air pressure are due to unequal heating.Differences in air pressure are caused by oceans.Wind is caused by the Coriolis effect.
global winds✔ land breezesea breeze
✔ global windsland breezesea breeze
global windsland breeze✔ sea breeze
Which statement about local and global winds is true?
For a vacation, you and your family fly east to west from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington. You notice that your flight back home to Boston is shorter than your flight to Seattle.Which phenomenon causes your flight home to be shorter?
You’re reading from the journal of a European explorer from the early 1600s. In one passage, the explorer describes sitting on the Atlantic Ocean with little wind. He describes the area as being quite far north of the equator and having high pressure.In which type of global wind was this explorer sailing?
✔ doldrumspolar easterliesprevailing easterliestrade winds
Explain the process that creates wind.
Winds are caused by differences in air pressure. Unequal heating of Earth’s surface creates areas of different pressure. Cooler areas have higher air pressure. Warmer areas have lower pressure. This causes air to move from high pressure to low pressure. This movement is the wind we feel.
doldrumspolar easterlies✔ prevailing westerliestrade winds
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doldrumspolar easterliesprevailing westerlies✔ trade winds
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