Winds Quiz 2022

1) What is the main reason we have wind?

• a) to have weather

• b) uneven heating of Earth

• c) rain

• d) because Earth spins

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2) What global winds most influence the direction wind and weather blows in the United States?

• a) trade winds

• b) prevailing westerlies

• c) polar easterlies

• d) sea breeze

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3) When does a land breeze occur?

• a) day

• b) night

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4) What causes winds to curve?

• a) weather

• b) sun

• c) clouds

• d) Earth rotating on its axis

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5) Where are the Polar Easterlies located?

• a) near the equator

• b) near the poles

• c) all over Earth

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6) What has the greatest effect on wind speed?

• a) air pressure

• b) wind direction

• c) cloud cover

• d) precipitation

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7) Which way does wind move?

• a) from low to high air pressure

• b) from high to low air pressure

• c) always from south to north

• d) always from sea to land

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8) Which way do the winds of the prevailing westerlies blow?

• a) north to south

• b) south the east

• c) west to east

• d) east to west

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9) When does a sea breeze occur?

• a) day

• b) night

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10) What causes faster winds?

• a) Earth spinning faster

• b) greater difference in air pressure

• c) smaller difference in air pressure

• d) clouds

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