Wind at Work part 1

Multiple Choice

1. What genre is Wind At Work?

• fiction

• realistic fiction

• science article

Open Ended

Looking at the title of the article, Wind at Work, what do you think the article will be about?

I think the article will be about_______ and ________.

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What causes wind?

There are 3 correct answers

• Sunlight warms the air and land

• Warm air rises

• Cool air rushes in under the warm air

• Clouds move the air

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Where does cool air go when the warm rises?

• it rushes above the rising air.

• It rushes under the rising air.

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Why is wind always swirling around Earth?

• Because the planet's surface heats unevenly

• Because the Earth is flat

• Due to the rotation of the Earth

• Because of the gravitational pull of the moon

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What is the reason beaches are often breezy?

• Air rushes between water and land

• Beaches are located near mountains

• The presence of palm trees

• The gravitational pull of the sun

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What can affect how wind moves according to the passage?

• Cities, roads, and bridges

• Deserts, forests, and plains

• Mountains, islands, and tall buildings

• Deserts, forests, and plains

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What are some examples of different kinds of winds mentioned in the passage?

• Gales, gusts, breezes, and puffs

• Hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones, and typhoons

• Storms, tempests, squalls, and whirlwinds

• Zephyrs, siroccos, mistrals, and chinooks

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How do mountains, islands, and tall buildings affect the way the wind moves?

• They are powerful for making the wind move faster.

• They block the wind. The wind has to move around them.

• They make increase the winds.

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What happens to the loose pieces of rock over time?

• They disappear

• They form sand dunes

• They turn into water

• They become mountains

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What does wind do to rocks and landscapes?

• It paints them

• It sculpts them

• It melts them

• It freezes them.

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How does wind affect mountains over millions of years?

• It makes them taller

• It erases them bit by bit

• It changes their color

• It covers them with snow

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What did ancient Egyptians, the Polynesians, and the Vikings have in common?

• They sailed across the oceans and rivers because the wind blew.

• These people fight to each other.

• They sailed across the Nile river because the wind blew.

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How did wind patterns help sailors get places around the world?

• Sailors followed the wind patterns to get places

• Sailors didn't use wind patterns

• Sailors did not go near the windy places

• Sailors do not like wind

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True or False: The vikings used wind to help them sail to other places for their attacks!

• True

• False

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Predictable winds that help people sail goods around the Earth are called ________ __________

• Trade winds

• Breezy

• Cool winds

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What is the meaning of trade winds?

• They are slow lanes. This means people sailing with these winds move slower.

• They are fast lanes. This means people sailing with these winds move faster than those sailing on other parts of the ocean.

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Trade wind is also called___

• Fast & Furious

• gusty wind

• Fast 9

• fast lane

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Where would a sailor sail to get the best winds?

• Near the North Pole.

• Near the South Pole.

• Near the Equator.

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True or False: Sailing today is mostly just a sport.

• True

• False

​Polynesian navigation

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How ancient Polynesians navigated the ocean without modern tools? (minute 0:34)

• Maps

• The Sun. moon, ocean current and cloud

• Cars

• Airplanes

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When did the early Polynesians start their journeys?(0:48)

• 1000 A.D.

• 1500 B.C.

• 500 A.D.

• 2000 B.C.

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Why do you think the Polynesians chose to explore and settle in different islands?

(choose 3 correct answers) (1:05)

• Avoid over population

• For fun and adventure

• Searching for resources

• Fleeing from war

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What kind of canoe did the Polynesians use?(1:35)

• Small boat

• Double-hulled canoe

• Big ship

• Wooden raft

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What helped navigators to help them find direction?

• Clouds

• Ocean waves

• Trees

• Animals

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How did navigators use ocean swells during the day?(2:11)

• To measure the water's depth

• They watched the rocking motion of their canoes/waka caused by the swells.

• To predict the weather

• To catch fish

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How did the navigators use the sun during the day?(2:20)

• The position of the sun indicated east and west. When the sun became low in the sky they could see the ocean swell.

• They knew where the sun would rise and set.

• Because the sun is bright.

• Because the sun is on the sky.

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What is a star compass?(2:28)

• A physical compass

• A mental map of stars

• A tool for measuring distance

• A type of boa

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At night the navigators used a star compass. How does a star compass work?

• They memorised the rising and setting points of the stars at different times of the year..

• The star compass was a physical object they used to navigate.

• The star compass show the direction of north, south, east and west.

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How did clouds help as an aid to inform navigators?(3:52)

• Indicated to them how the land was formed due to the shapes of the clouds.

• Indicated land masses and mountainous islands due to the shapes and location of the clouds.

• By predicting storms

• By showing the direction of the wind

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What can help navigators find land?(4:01)

(choose 2 correct answers)

• Rain

• Fish

• Bird Flying

• Winds

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How do we know about the navigation methods used by ancient Polynesians today?(4:22)

• Books

• Petroglyphs and stories

• Videos

• Maps

sea breeze and land breeze

​Sea breeze vs Land breeze

Land Breeze

At night, the water cools down more slowly than the land. The warm air rises over the water and the cooler air from the land blows out to the ocean to fill in the space.

Sea Breeze

Occur when the land is heated up during the day. Warm air rises and cool air blows in from the cooler ocean to fill the space.

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Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day
• Night

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During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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Why do land breezes occur at night?

• Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
• Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
• Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
• Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

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Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

• Day

• Night

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During a sea breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.

• land
• ocean
• sky
• beach

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What is always true when there is a sea breeze?

• The ocean will be warmer than the land.

• The land will be warmer than the ocean.

• The land and ocean will be the same temperature.

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What is always true when there is a land breeze?

• The ocean will be warmer than the land.

• The land will be warmer than the ocean.

• The land and ocean will be the same temperature.