Wind

Wind

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Wind

Wind

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What causes wind?

differences in air pressure

differences in gravity

difference in oxygen

differences in the thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement correctly defines wind?

Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

What causes wind to blow?

Differences in longitude 

Shock waves from clouds 

Differences in air temperature and pressure 

The rotation of the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

high; low

warm; cool

cool; warm

low; high

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Match the Global Winds to their correct letter:

Polar Easterlies

Label B

Tropical Easterlies

Label C

Westerlies

Label A

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This system starts with energy from wind, which is a type of _____ energy.

potential

kinetic

chemical

radiant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main benefit of using wind energy?

It produces greenhouse gases.

It requires a lot of water.

It is a clean and renewable source.

It can only be used at night.

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