What do the Santa Ana winds and the Fohn have in common?

The are both influence by mountain ranges

If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?

The doldrums around the equator

What causes warm air to rise?

the fact that it's less dence than cold air

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

The amount of direc sunlight each area receives

How do jet streams influence weather?

By moving weather from one area to another very quickly

What causes wind to blow

differences in air temperature and pressure

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1
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
Spiral
Circularly
Kinetically
Unevenly
2
What do the Santa Ana winds and the Fohn have in common?
The both occur 10km up in the atmosphere
The are both influence by mountain ranges
The both occur in areas of high pressure
The both occur around the equator
3
If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?
The jet stream in the northern hemisphere
The area around the Mediterranean Sea
The doldrums around the equator
The North or South Pole
4
What causes warm air to rise?
it has highter pressure than cold air
the fact that it's less dence than cold air
the fact that its more dense than cold air
the fact that it weighs more than cold air
5
How are winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?
winds in the north curve east, south curves west
north curves south, south curves north
winds in the norht curve left, south curves right
Winds in north curve ri
6
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
The shape of the earth
The length of the seasons
The duration of the solar year
The amount of direc sunlight each area receives
7
How do jet streams influence weather?
By moving weather from one area to another very quickly
By creating clouds
By drying out the atmosphere
By increasing the moisture in the atmosphere
8
What causes wind to blow
the rotation of the Earth
differences in longitude
shock waes from clouds
differences in air temperature and pressure
9
If you wanted to find the jet stream, where would you go?
The area around the poles
1km above the earth's surface
The area around the equator
10km above the earth's surface
10
What can you conclude about prevailing winds from their name?
They blow all the time
They blow from west to east
The air they contain is very warm
The air they contain is very cool

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