Winds Quiz

Winds Quiz

6th Grade

33 Qs

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Winds Quiz

Winds Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Whaley

Used 12+ times

FREE Resource

33 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Our winds are driven by currents of air called _____ currents.

conduction

vortices

convection

ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does cold air move?

It sinks.

It rises.

It does not move.

It moves from east to west.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cold, moist air masses tend to form over the Gulf of Mexico.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False...The Coriolis Effect affects not only the movement of air in our atmosphere but also affects the movement of ocean currents.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Identify the front in the illustration, in which a warm air mass is sandwiched between 2 cold air masses.

warm front

cold front

occluded front

stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does warm air move?

It sinks.

It rises.

It does not move.

It moves from east to west.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wind blowing from the water is called a _____.

sea breeze

land breeze

global wind

true breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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