Global and Local Winds
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of the following winds occurs when cool air blows from the ocean to the land?
Trade Winds
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Westerlies
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of the following winds occurs when cool air blows from the land to the ocean?
Trade Winds
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Westerlies
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A _________ is a type of local wind that occurs during the daytime.
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A _________ is a type of local wind that occurs during the nighttime.
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Winds blow from high to low pressure, so they blow from the _____ to the ______.
poles, equator
equator, poles
north pole, south pole
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What causes wind to blow in a curve around Earth?
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Coriolis Effect
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
____________ are fast moving currents of air that move from west to east in the Northern hemisphere.
trade winds
westerlies
easterlies
jet streams
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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