Question

After studying weather, Beto bought a simple weather station and put it up in his yard. He was especially interested in wind and how it forms around Earth. Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences.

Answer 1

Incomplete question. The remaining part reads;

Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences.

Global winds occur due to

1. Choose...

a. solar currents

b. convection currents

c. sea breezes

d. uneven heating

over a large area and this forms

2. Choose...

a. solar currents

b. convection currents

c. sea breezes

d. uneven heating

caused by cool and warm air.

Answer:

1. d. uneven heating

2. b. convection currents

Explanation:

1. What Beto should know is that as the earth moves and rotates around the sun, some parts of the Earth receive more sunlight and others less, which then leads to uneven heating over a large area of the earth.

2. This uneven heat then forms a convection current containing varying patterns of air spreading to various parts of the globe.