Wind and Wind Direction

Global Winds

Multiple Choice

Choose the tool used to measure wind direction.

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

Multiple Choice

Identify the instrument used to measure wind speed.

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

• Barometer

Multiple Choice

What causes wind?

• movement of high pressure to low pressure

• movement of low pressure to high pressure

Multiple Choice

Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?

• trade winds

• doldrums

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

Multiple Choice

In which direction do the prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west

• from north to south

• from south to north

• from west to east

Multiple Choice

I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.

• California Current

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

How does the jet stream affect the weather?

• The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.

• The jet stream does not affect the weather.

Multiple Choice

A warm swift current in the Atlantic Ocean that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States. Responsible for warming the east coast in the winter. Hurricanes follow this path because of the warm water

• jet stream

• gulf stream

• prevailing westerlies

• trade winds