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WorksheetsWind Vocabulary-CP
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following words means “to keep under control”, like how water keeps Earth’s temperatures under control?
a)
absorb
b)
regulate
c)
reflect
2.
What is the process where Earth’s atmosphere traps heat?
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Global Wind Belt
c)
Greenhouse Effect
3.
What is the flow of cold water that affects the climate on the west coast of the United States?
a)
California Current
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
Polar Jet Stream
4.
What is the flow of warm water that affects the climate on the east coast of the United States?
a)
California Current
b)
Gulf Stream
c)
Alaska Current
5.
What are the cold winds that blow from northeast to west in the polar region?
a)
trade winds
b)
polar easterlies
c)
westerly winds
6.
What is the name of the jet stream that can bring down cold weather conditions from the north?
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Polar Jet Stream
Polar Jet Stream
Polar Jet Stream
c)
Subtropical Jet Stream
7.
What is the name of the jet stream that can bring up warm weather conditions from the south?
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Polar Jest Stream
c)
Subtropical Jet Stream
8.
What are the warm winds that blow from east to west in the tropical region?
a)
trade winds
b)
polar easterlies
c)
westerly winds
9.
What is the term for the three main areas of the Earth that are divided based on long term weather?
a)
climate zones
b)
convection currents
c)
global wind belts
10.
What do land and sea breezes form near?
a)
bodies of water
b)
the equator
c)
the poles
11.
What is the coldest convection region (from 60⁰ latitude to the pole)?
a)
temperate
b)
tropicial
c)
polar
12.
What is the term for cold and warm ocean waters that circulate and influence climate on land masses?
a)
jet streams
b)
global winds
c)
surface currents
13.
Which of the following words means “to take in”, like how ozone takes in ultraviolet?
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
regulate
14.
Which of the following words means “to bounce off”?
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
regulate
15.
What is the convection region where weather changes with the seasons (from 30⁰ to 60⁰ latitude)?
a)
temperate
b)
tropical
c)
polar
16.
What is the warmest convection region (from the equator to 30⁰ latitude)?
a)
polar
b)
temperate
c)
tropical
17.
What is the fast-moving narrow belt of air that changes weather as it changes position?
a)
California current
b)
gulf stream
c)
jet stream
18.
What are winds that blow around the entire planet called (westerly winds, polar winds and trade winds)?
a)
global wind belts
b)
jet streams
c)
surface currents
19.
What are the winds that blow from west to east in the temperate region?
a)
polar winds
b)
trade winds
c)
westerly winds
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