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What is the scientific study of wind called?Read the answer and worked solution →What mainly causes wind?Read the answer and worked solution →In which direction does air move between two pressure zones?Read the answer and worked solution →Which instrument measures wind speed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which device pivots to show wind direction?Read the answer and worked solution →A northerly wind blows from which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the deflection of winds caused by Earth's rotation called?Read the answer and worked solution →From which direction do the trade winds blow in the Northern Hemisphere?Read the answer and worked solution →Polar easterlies blow in which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a monsoon?Read the answer and worked solution →By day on a coast, in which direction does the sea breeze blow?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does a land breeze form at night?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the sea warmed more slowly than land by the Sun?Read the answer and worked solution →Winds that flow down mountain slopes, such as the foehn, are generally what?Read the answer and worked solution →On which side of a mountain does orographic rain mainly fall?Read the answer and worked solution →What are short bursts of high speed wind called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are strong winds lasting around one minute called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which circulation cell lies around the equator?Read the answer and worked solution →Into how many main convection cells is atmospheric flow divided by latitude?Read the answer and worked solution →In which direction do jet streams flow?Read the answer and worked solution →In which season are jet streams the strongest?Read the answer and worked solution →About when did free oxygen begin to appear in Earth's atmosphere?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organisms caused the Great Oxygenation Event through photosynthesis?Read the answer and worked solution →During the Carboniferous period, oxygen reached a peak of about what share?Read the answer and worked solution →Ozone depletion is caused chiefly by which pollutants?Read the answer and worked solution →The atmosphere reduces the temperature gap between which two?Read the answer and worked solution →Which atmospheric region is ionised by solar radiation and affects radio waves?Read the answer and worked solution →At sea level, sound travels through air at roughly how many metres each second?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer of air holds nearly all atmospheric water vapour?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What is the scientific study of wind called?

  1. Hydrology
  2. Pedology
  3. Seismology
  4. Anemology
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Correct answer: D. Anemology

1. Wind has a named field of study. 2. The study of wind is known as anemology. 3. Hydrology, pedology and seismology study water, soil and earthquakes. _Source: Wikipedia, Wind, Lead section_

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What mainly causes wind?

  1. Differences in air pressure
  2. Rotation of the Moon
  3. Differences in cloud colour
  4. Tides in the ocean
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Correct answer: A. Differences in air pressure

1. Air moves when pressure is unequal from place to place. 2. Pressure differences are mainly due to temperature differences. 3. The Moon, cloud colour and tides are not the cause. _Source: Wikipedia, Wind, Causes_

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In which direction does air move between two pressure zones?

  1. Low to high pressure
  2. Along equal pressure
  3. High to low pressure
  4. Straight upward only
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Correct answer: C. High to low pressure

1. A pressure difference pushes the air. 2. Air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area. 3. That flow is what we feel as wind. _Source: Wikipedia, Wind, Causes_

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