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WorksheetsMeteorology 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
This diagram demonstrates which type of heat transfer?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Insolation
2.
Cool air _______.
a)
rises
b)
sinks
3.
Warm air _______.
a)
rises
b)
sinks
4.
Is warm air more or less dense than cool air?
a)
more dense
b)
less dense
5.
Air moves from...
a)
high to high pressure
b)
low to high pressure
c)
high to low pressure
d)
low to low pressure
6.
The following is a diagram of a
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
rain shadow
d)
density current
7.
The following is a diagram of a
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
rain shadow
d)
density current
8.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
FROM the east
b)
FROM the west
c)
FROM the south
d)
FROM the north
9.
What causes wind?
a)
convection currents
b)
conduction currents
c)
radiation currents
d)
tropical currents
10.
Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?
a)
Left diagram
b)
Right diagram
c)
neither
d)
both
11.
The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.
a)
Earth's rotation...Coriolis
b)
Earth's revolution...Coriolis
c)
Earth's rotation...Doppler
d)
Earth's revolution...Doppler
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