Wind Quiz

What is wind?

• Water in motion

• Air in motion

• Earth in motion

• Fire in motion

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What causes wind to blow from one place to another?

• Temperature to humidity

• Low air pressure to high air pressure

• Cloud cover to precipitation

• High air pressure to low air pressure

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What is the main factor that determines how much pressure the air exerts on objects on Earth?

• Temperature

• Altitude

• Humidity

• Wind speed

What is the name of the wind pattern that blows from the ocean onto the land during the daytime?

• Ocean breeze

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Tornado breeze

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What is the name of the wind pattern that blows from the land out to the ocean during the evening?

• Tornado breeze

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

• Ocean breeze

What is the fastest wind speed that can occur inside tornadoes?

• 200 kilometers per hour

• 100 kilometers per hour

• 400 kilometers per hour

• 300 kilometers per hour

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Which planet in our Solar System has winds that can gust up to 2,000 kilometers per hour?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

What is the main cause of wind on Earth?

• Magnetic field of the Earth

• Rotation of the Earth

• Gravitational pull of the Moon

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surfaces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is the movement of air that follows a pattern, usually blowing from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Typhoon

• Wind

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What is the main factor that determines how much pressure the air exerts on objects on Earth?

• Altitude

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Wind speed