Wind Lesson

Wind Lesson

6th Grade

67 Qs

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Wind Lesson

Wind Lesson

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

67 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes warm air to rise?
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
the fact that its more dense than cold air 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes wind to blow?
Differences in longitude 
Shock waves from clouds 
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
The rotation of the earth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
Spirally
Unevenly
Circularly
Kinetically

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
The length of the seasons
The shape of the earth 
the duration of the solar year
The amount of direct sunlight each area receives 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere? 
Winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected left
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north 
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected east; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west
winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go? 
100 km above the earth's surface 
the area around the equator 
10 km above the earth's surface 
1 km above the earth's surface 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go? 
The doldrums around the equator
the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere 
the North or South Pole 
the area around the Mediterranean Sea 

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