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| 3176 |
What are winds that blow over small areas for a short period of time called?
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Local Winds.
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| 3177 |
What is a system of winds that blow from land to sea in winter and from sea to land in summer?
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Monsoon.
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| 3178 |
What are winds that change their direction with the change of seasons called?
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Seasonal Winds (e.g., Monsoons).
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| 3179 |
What are the narrow belts of high-speed winds (around 12,000 m) in the upper atmosphere called?
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Jet Streams.
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| 3180 |
Where do the Polar Easterlies blow from?
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Polar High-Pressure belts to the Subpolar Low-Pressure belt.
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| 3181 |
Where do the Westerlies blow from?
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Subtropical High-Pressure belts to the Subpolar Low-Pressure belt.
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| 3182 |
Where do the Trade Winds blow from?
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Subtropical High-Pressure belts to the Equatorial Low-Pressure belt.
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| 3183 |
What are the three major permanent wind systems?
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Trade Winds, Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies.
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| 3184 |
What is the term for winds that blow constantly in a particular direction throughout the year?
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Permanent or Planetary Winds.
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| 3185 |
What is the primary cause of wind movement?
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Pressure Gradient Force.
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| 3186 |
What causes the Coriolis force?
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The rotation of the Earth.
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| 3187 |
What is the force that deflects winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
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Coriolis Force.
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| 3188 |
What is the term for the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
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Wind.
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| 3189 |
How does the wind blow around a High Pressure System (Northern Hemisphere)?
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Outward, clockwise.
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| 3190 |
How does the wind blow around a Low Pressure System (Northern Hemisphere)?
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Inward, counter-clockwise.
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| 3191 |
What is the term for a system of high pressure at the center with pressure decreasing outwards?
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High Pressure System (or Anticyclone).
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| 3192 |
What is the term for a system of low pressure at the center with pressure increasing outwards?
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Low Pressure System (or Cyclone).
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| 3193 |
What are lines joining places having equal atmospheric pressure called?
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Isobars.
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| 3194 |
What is the effect on atmospheric pressure as altitude increases?
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It decreases.
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| 3195 |
What is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level?
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1013.2 millibars (or 760 mm of mercury).
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| 3196 |
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
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Barometer.
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| 3197 |
What is the main cause of Atmospheric Pressure?
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The weight of the column of air above the Earth's surface.
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| 3198 |
What is the study of weather called?
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Meteorology.
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| 3199 |
What is the boundary separating the Stratosphere and the Mesosphere called?
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Stratopause.
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| 3200 |
In which layer do most meteors burn up?
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Mesosphere.
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