WorksheetsOcean and Mountains effect on Climate and Weather
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
2.
How does the air move in a sea breeze?
a)
wind moves from north to south
b)
wind moves from ocean to the land
c)
wind moves from the land to the ocean
d)
wind moves from south to north
3.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
4.
When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.
a)
high
b)
some
c)
low
d)
none
5.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
6.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
7.
The equator is warmer because it receives
a)
sunlight at an angle
b)
more direct sunlight
8.
Winds are caused by
a)
equal heating
b)
unequal heating
9.
How does temperature of the atmosphere change with altitude?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
10.
When do land breezes happen?
a)
Both
b)
Day
c)
Noon
d)
Night
11.
What causes land and sea breezes?
a)
The wind and the ocean
b)
The ocean
c)
convection
d)
Density
12.
What direction does a sea breeze go?
a)
out to sea
b)
Side to side
c)
toward land
d)
Down
13.
When do sea breezes happen
a)
Day
b)
Both
c)
Night
d)
12:00
14.
Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.
a)
hotter
b)
larger
c)
cooler
d)
warmer
15.
This local wind happens during the day.
a)
land breeze
b)
global wind
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
sea breeze
16.
Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.
a)
high; low
b)
warm; cool
c)
cool; warm
d)
low; high
17.
Land heats up and cools down faster than water.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Wind blows from cooler areas to warmer areas.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
This local wind happens at night.
a)
El Nino
b)
sea breeze
c)
land breeze
d)
transpiration
20.
This local wind happens at night when the air over the ocean is warmer than the air over the land. The cool air moves FROM the LAND toward the ocean creating a
a)
El Nino
b)
sea breeze
c)
land breeze
d)
transpiration
21.
Wind blows from cooler areas to warmer areas.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
This local wind happens during the day when the air over the ocean is cooler than the air over the land. The cool air flows FROM the SEA to the land producing this:
a)
land breeze
b)
global wind
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
sea breeze
23.
Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.
a)
hotter
b)
larger
c)
cooler
d)
warmer
24.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air
25.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
Spirally
b)
Unevenly
c)
Circularly
d)
Kinetically
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