Trade Winds

Trade Winds

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the impact of trade winds on the Great Barrier Reef's climate?

They cause extreme cold spells

They bring heavy, year-round rainfall

They help maintain a moderate climate conducive to coral growth

They result in frequent, severe storms that damage the reef

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the significance of trade winds in global navigation history?

They were unpredictable and posed a significant risk to early sailors

They facilitated the discovery of new lands by enabling faster sea travel

They were primarily used for trade between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

They had no significant role in navigation history

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

the Earth to rotate on its axis

earthquakes

global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

the Earth to revolve around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is found at letter E?

Horse Latitudes

Prevailing Westerlies

Doldrums

Tradewinds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.

Bernoulli's principle 

Coriolis effect 

high pressure 

low pressure 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

If the blue arrows were to go further south into our area, what kind of air would it bring with it?

warm air

cold air

no air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

If the red arrows were to go further north into our area, what kind of air would it bring with it?

warm air

cold air

no air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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