Coastal Deserts & Winds And Monsoons

Question 0

What is water’s impact on coastal winds?

Answer 0

Can cause sea breezes. This happens when wind blows from water to land due to lands higher temperature

Question 1

How do coastal deserts form?

Answer 1

Constant circulating cold air decreases humidity and thus rainfall

Question 2

What causes offshore breezes?

Answer 2

When the land becomes cooler than the ocean in the evening the wind blows from the and to the water.

Question 3

T/F Coastal winds are easily overwhelmed by larger wind patterns.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are monsoons? What

Answer 4

SEASONAL WIND PATTERNS similar to coastal winds but on a much larger scale

Question 5

What do summer monsoons bring in India?

Answer 5

Large amounts of rain and storms. Winds flow towards where the heat is. Due to Coriolos effect wind is also deflects to the northeast so Southeast Asia is also affected.

Question 6

What do winter monsoons look like for India?

Answer 6

Rainy seasons end and dry season beings in India. Ocean is warmer than land this wind travels back out to sea.

Question 7

Where are some areas other than northern Indian Ocean who have monsoons?

Answer 7

West central Africa, southwestern North America, and northern Gulf of Mexico.