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Which of the following are examples of local winds?

Check all that are true.

the Coriolis effect

sea and land breezes

mountain and valley breezes

jet streams

trade winds

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Answer:

The correct options are sea and land breezes and mountain and valley breezes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jet streams are bands of strong wind that generally blow from west to east all across the globe. They impact weather, air travel and many other things that take place in our atmosphere. Trade winds, for example, are observed regularly, but in a huge area, so they are not 'local'. 'Just wind'. A mountain breeze and a valley breeze are two related, LOCALIZED winds that occur one after the other on a daily cycle. They are an example of anabatic and katabatic winds occurring at local scales. These winds are opposite from each other. The Coriolis effect influences the global wind patterns and gives the UK is prevailing south-westerlies. Here, winds blowing from the subtropical highs towards the low pressure in the north get deflected to the right. The so-called sea and land breeze circulation is a LOCAL wind system typically encountered along coastlines adjacent to large bodies of water and is induced by differences that occur between the heating or cooling of the water surface and the adjacent land surface.

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