earth science questions?

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1. a pattern of air circulation caused by the unequal heating of the earth's surface is called a _______

2. winds along the surface of earth will blow from a downdraft region to an updraft region due to ______.

3. Sea and land breezes are caused by _____ differences in the air above water and land surfaces.

4. A seasonal wind caused by temperature differences between land and ocean is a _______.

5. A ____ breeze is produced when warmed air flows upward.

6. A ____ breeze is caused by cooled dense air flowing downhill.

7. The Coriolis effect is the change in wind direction caused by the earth's _______ .

8. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes air currents to be deflected to the _____.

9. A rotating wind system with low pressure at the center is a _____.

10. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds in a cyclone spin a _____ direction because of the Coriolis effect.

11. A rotating wind system with high pressure at the center is an _____.

12. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds in anticyclones spin in a ____ direction.

13. The speed of a spinning object will ____ as it is pulled forward the center of motion and ______ as it is pulled away.

14. The force that opposes the motion of one surface over another is _____.

15. The Beaufort Scale can help you estimate _____.

16. A Beaufort number of 4 indicates ______.

17. Hurricanes are given Beaufort number of ____.




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