10.6 Air Pressure and Wind Flashcards

1
Q

Air that moves horizantally

A

wind

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2
Q

unequal heating and cooling of the air often makes a pattern of rising air, sinking air, and winds.

A

convection cell

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3
Q

wind that blows from the sea to the land

A

sea breeze

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4
Q

blows wind from the land to the water

A

land breeze

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5
Q

the curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

A

Coriolis Effect

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6
Q

A line on a map connecting places with equal air pressure

A

isobar

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