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Mo9-L5: Vocabulary Review

Direction: Write the correct term in the boxes to the right of each def nition. Then unscramble the letters
in the shaded boxes to spell a seventh term.

jet stream land breeze polar easterlies sea breeze

trade winds westerlies wind

1. the movement of air

2. a narrow band of high winds in the troposphere

3. steady winds that f ow from west to east

4. wind that blows from land to sea

5. steady winds that f ow toward the equator

6. cold winds that blow from near Earth’s poles.

7. When they are unscrambled, the letters in the shaded boxes spell ,
which is wind that blows from sea to land.

Mo9-L5: Key Concept Organizer

Direction: On each line, write the term that correctly completes each sentence. Each term is used only
once.

cold poles tropics warm

1. The lowest latitudes are in the .
2. The highest latitudes are near the .
3. The temperature of air affects its movement— air rises, and air sinks.

Direction: Circle the term in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.

4. The amount of solar energy that a part of Earth’s surface receives depends largely on the
(angle/brightness) of the sunlight in that area.
5. Low air pressure is usually located over the (poles/tropics).

6. Air pressure variations in different areas are the source of (clouds/winds).
7. A land breeze usually occurs during the (day/night).
8. A sea breeze is a (cool/warm) wind that blows from the sea onto the land.
9. Global wind belts inf uence (climate/tides) and weather.
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