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    Wind Movement Notes: Temperature - Density - Pressure

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    Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes differences in air temperature, density, and pressure that drive wind patterns. Areas with higher temperatures have lower air density and pressure, while cooler areas have higher density and pressure. The movement of air from high to low pressure regions causes wind. Additionally, convection currents form as warm air rises and cooler air sinks, and the rotation of the Earth influences global wind patterns into distinct circulation cells in each hemisphere. Local winds such as sea breezes and land breezes are also affected by differences in air temperature over land and water surfaces.

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    Wind Movement Notes: Temperature - Density - Pressure

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    Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes differences in air temperature, density, and pressure that drive wind patterns. Areas with higher temperatures have lower air density and pressure, while cooler areas have higher density and pressure. The movement of air from high to low pressure regions causes wind. Additionally, convection currents form as warm air rises and cooler air sinks, and the rotation of the Earth influences global wind patterns into distinct circulation cells in each hemisphere. Local winds such as sea breezes and land breezes are also affected by differences in air temperature over land and water surfaces.

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    Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes differences in air temperature, density, and pressure that drive wind patterns. Areas with higher temperatures have lower air density and pressure, while cooler areas have higher density and pressure. The movement of air from high to low pressure regions causes wind. Additionally, convection currents form as warm air rises and cooler air sinks, and the rotation of the Earth influences global wind patterns into distinct circulation cells in each hemisphere. Local winds such as sea breezes and land breezes are also affected by differences in air temperature over land and water surfaces.

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    Wind Movement Notes: Temperature - Density - Pressure

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    Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes differences in air temperature, density, and pressure that drive wind patterns. Areas with higher temperatures have lower air density and pressure, while cooler areas have higher density and pressure. The movement of air from high to low pressure regions causes wind. Additionally, convection currents form as warm air rises and cooler air sinks, and the rotation of the Earth influences global wind patterns into distinct circulation cells in each hemisphere. Local winds such as sea breezes and land breezes are also affected by differences in air temperature over land and water surfaces.

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    Wind Movement Notes Name _________________ Date ______ Period ___

    1. Explain why there is uneven heating on the Earth’s surface. ________________________


    __________________________________________________________________________
    2. The uneven heating of land forms ____________________________________________.
    3. What causes wind? ________________________________________________________
    4. Fill in the diagrams

    Density_______
    ____ Temperature___
    Pressure______ ________
    _____

    Density
    Temperature ___________
    ___________ Pressure______
    ______

    5. Fill in the information in the diagrams below for temperature, density, and pressure. Draw
    an arrow to represent the direction in which the wind would blow. Why would the wind blow in
    that direction? ______________________________________________________________

    __________ Temperature __________ Temperature


    __________ Density __________ Density
    __________ Pressure __________ Pressure

    6. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is low pressure (low density).
    Why does the air in this area have low pressure (low density)? ________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    7. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is high pressure (high density).
    Why does the air in this area have high pressure (high density)? _______________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    Wind Movement Notes Name _________________ Date ______ Period ___

    8. __________________ and ______________ cause wind and air movement.


    9. What is a convection current? ________________________________________________
    10. Describe an example of a convection current. __________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    11. How does air move in a convection current? ___________________________________
    12. Large convection currents are formed because of _______________________________
    ______________________. This produces _______________________________________.
    13. How does the rotation of the Earth affect winds? ________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    14. The flow of air caused by _____________________________ and the ______________
    ___________ creates distinct _______________________ on the Earth’s surface.

    15. Draw arrows in the diagram illustrating how


    the rotation of the Earth affects global wind patterns.

    16. ______________________ determine the major _______________________ for the


    entire planet. Smaller ___________________ affect local _____________. Two such wind
    systems are _______________ and _________________.

    17. Label and draw the following in the diagrams below: sea breeze, land breeze, high
    pressure, low pressure, arrows showing the direction of the wind.

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