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Global and Local Winds

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes wind?

a)

convection currents

b)

conduction currents

c)

radiation currents

d)

tropical currents

2.
What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?
a)
breezes
b)
coriolis effect
c)
westerlies
d)
easterlies
3.

These winds are found near the equator, in the tropical region. They blow east-to-west, carrying warm winds.

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Westerly Winds

c)

Polar Winds

4.

These winds blow west-to-east in the temperate region.

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Westerly Winds

c)

Polar Winds

5.

These winds blow northeast to west in the polar regions, moving cold air in that climate zone from the post toward the west.

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Westerly Winds

c)

Polar Winds

6.

These winds carry tropical weather systems, such as hurricanes.

a)

Polar Winds

b)

Westerly Winds

c)

Trade Winds

7.

Weather systems in the United States are moved from west-to-east by these winds:

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Westerly Winds

c)

Polar Winds

8.

I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Atlantic Ocean

9.

Warm air rises over the land. As the air rises, it cools and drops over ocean. What type of breeze results?

a)

Sea breeze

b)

Land breeze

10.

Cool air moving across land and warm air rising up from the ocean will result in:

a)

land breeze

b)

sea breeze

c)

warm breeze

d)

no breeze

11.

Which of the following best describes the current shown in this picture?

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Alaska Current

12.

Which of the following BEST describes this current?

a)

This is a warm ocean current.

b)

This is a cold ocean current.