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1

At a very basic level, winds are created by:
A)The rotation of the Earth that causes the air above the surface to be pulled along.
B)Warm air rushing in to fill the void left by cool air rising.
C)Cool air rushing in to fill the void left by warm air rising.
D)Bursts of solar radiation that wash over the Earth's surface displacing the atmosphere.
2

The jet stream is best defined as:
A)Currents of fast moving air at high altitudes that form along the junctions of the Easterlies and the Westerlies.
B)The disrupted air left behind as a plane passes.
C)Currents of fast moving air that form along the equator.
D)Currents of fast moving air also know as Easterlies and Westerlies.
3

As the Sun rises over coastal regions, the following air current is produced:
A)A land breeze results as air blows in from over the water.
B)A sea breeze results as air blows in from over the water.
C)A land breeze results as air blows out over the water.
D)A sea breeze results as air blows out over the water.
4

As air moves up over mountain ranges it produces a specific type of precipitation called:
A)Mountain precipitation.
B)Plateau precipitation
C)Orographic precipitation
D)Chinook precipitation





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