Question

Use your knowledge of the common wind types to complete the blanks in the sentences below.

a. __________winds are created when cold air descending the sheltered (leeward) side of the Rockies is warmed by compression.
b. A circulation pattern consisting of a light wind blowing into the city from the countryside is characteristic of a _____________
c. A _________ is the result of the air over land heating, expanding, and rising, thereby creating a low-pressure area into which cooler air from over the ocean can move.
d. Heated air from mountain slopes gliding up along that slope results in a _______________

1. Country breeze
2. Valley breeze
3. Sea breeze
4. Chinook
5. Mountain breeze
6. Santa Ana

Answer 1

a). Chinook winds are created when cold air descending the sheltered (leeward) side of the Rockies is warmed by compression.

b). A circulation pattern consisting of a light wind blowing into the city from the countryside is characteristic of a country breeze.

c). A sea breeze is the result of the air over land heating, expanding, and rising, thereby creating a low-pressure area into which cooler air from over the ocean can move.

d). Heated air from mountain slopes gliding up along that slope results in a Valley breeze.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given blanks have correctly been filled with terms matching the definitions provided. 'Chinook' is described as the descending warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blow from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings. While country winds are the light winds that blow towards the city from surrounding countries. Sea breezes are defined as the air blowing off the sea on the nearby land and make the area cooler. Valley breeze is the warm air that blows up towards the slopes.