WorksheetsWinds
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Winds are moving air.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Air moves because of differences in temperature and pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The smaller the differences, the stronger the wind will be.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
If there were no winds, the North Pole would be too cold for animals to live there.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Warm air sinks, and cold air rises.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The Coriolis Effect explains why winds don’t blow north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Because of the Coriolis Effect, air is turned toward the left in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Warm air rises at the Equator.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Air sinks at 30, 60, and 90 degrees (the poles) latitude.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Winds are named for the direction they are blowing toward.
a)
True
b)
False
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