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Understanding Earth's Winds and Global Climate Systems

Learn about global winds, air movement, ocean currents, and climate impacts. Explore diagrams and concepts related to Earth's rotation, convection currents, and the Greenhouse Effect. Understand how unequal heating affects weather and the formation of pressure systems. Discover the influence of ocean currents on coastal climates and the dynamics of land and sea breezes.

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Understanding Earth's Winds and Global Climate Systems

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  1. Air Movement Strike

  2. This shows how the winds turn due to Earth’s rotation. What is it called?

  3. What is this diagram showing?

  4. Which global wind is shown by arrow 1?

  5. Which global wind is shown by arrow 2?

  6. Which global wind is shown arrow 3?

  7. Global winds, land and sea breezes, and ocean currents are all examples of: • The Greenhouse Effect • Jet streams • Fronts • Convection currents

  8. Weather systems generally move from west to east in the United States. This is because of which global wind belt?

  9. What air mass best describes air mass A?

  10. If you wanted to find a jet stream, where would you go? • The top of the mesosphere • The area around the poles • The top of the troposphere • The area around the equator

  11. What are the loops of fast moving air shown by (1) and (2) called?

  12. What can the loop of fast moving air shown by (1) do to the weather in the US?

  13. How is the inside of a car on a sunny day related to the Greenhouse effect in the atmosphere? Explain using complete sentences.

  14. Explain how unequal heating of Earth’s surface from the radiation of the Sun cause convection currents. Use complete sentences.

  15. What type of pressure system is being shown?

  16. Ocean Current B is called the?

  17. Ocean Current A is called?

  18. How does Ocean Current A impact the climate on the West Coast?

  19. How does Ocean Current B impact the climate on the East Coast?

  20. What are the loops are warm air rising and cool air sinking called?

  21. What type of breeze is shown on Diagram X?

  22. What type of breeze is shown in diagram Y?

  23. Which diagram shows what would occur during the day?

  24. Which statement is true about how land and water heat when warmed by the Sun? • Land heats up more quickly than water • Water heats up more quickly than land • Land and water heat up at the same rate

  25. How have the weather conditions changed recently?

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