Wind Patterns
Authored by Matt Dickison
Science
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process of global winds curving due to the Earth's rotation called?
Coriolis effect
Doldrums
Trade winds
Convection
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called:
conduction
convection
radiation
magnetism
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Warm air rises causing __________ pressure and cool air sinks causing __________ pressure.
high, low
low, high
high, high
low, low
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.
high, high
low, low
low, high
high, low
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wind is caused by convection currents due to:
Too much Taco Bell
Differences in elevation
The uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
The currents in the ocean
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which heats up and cools more quickly?
Land
Water (Oceans)
They heat and cool equally
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?
The wind blowing
Earth's gravity pulling things down
The rotation of the Earth
The pull of the Moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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