Practice - Formation
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Practice Questions
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What causes wind to form?
💡 Hint: Think about how the sun affects warm and cool air.
What is the Coriolis effect?
💡 Hint: What happens to wind in different hemispheres?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What creates the movement of wind?
💡 Hint: Remember the role of the sun in heating different parts of the Earth.
True or False: The Coriolis effect has no impact on wind direction.
💡 Hint: Think about how the wind moves in different hemispheres.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe how the Coriolis effect would change the patterns of wind if the Earth rotated in the opposite direction.
💡 Hint: Consider how wind flows would redirect in different hemispheres.
Create a detailed report discussing the implications of local terrain on the efficiency of wind farms in mountainous regions.
💡 Hint: Think about how mountains can both block and funnel wind.
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