What causes sea and The land heats and What causes the land breezes? cools more quickly Coriolis effect? than the water. Which type of breeze Sea breeze Which type of breeze Land breeze blows cooler, denser blows cooler, denser air over the water air above the land towards the land? towards the water? What type of wind is Prevailing westerlies Which type of wind winds responsible for the blows from the east movement of much of to the west towards the weather across the equator? the United States and Canada? Why does the air Because the air has What area on the Doldrums above the equator low density and low has very little wind? rise? pressure What happens when Name the Mercury barometer gases trap and hold The greenhouse instruments used to heat in the Earth’s effect measure air pressure. Aneroid barometer atmosphere?
What causes sea and land breezes? The land heats and cools more quickly than the water. What causes the Coriolis effect? Which type of breeze blows cooler, denser air over the water towards the land? Sea breeze Which type of breeze blows cooler, denser air above the land towards the water? Land breeze What type of wind is responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States and Canada? Prevailing westerlies Which type of wind blows from the east to the west towards the equator? winds Why does the air above the equator rise? Because the air has low density and low pressure What area on the has very little wind? Doldrums Name the instruments used to measure air pressure. Mercury barometer Aneroid barometer What happens when gases trap and hold heat in the Earth’s atmosphere? The greenhouse effect
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