WorksheetsGlobal Winds
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of pressure is associated with cold air masses?
a)
Low
b)
Middle
c)
High
2.
What causes wind?
a)
convection currents
b)
conduction currents
c)
radiation currents
d)
tropical currents
3.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
4.
What causes global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
a)
continental deflection
b)
the rotation of the Earth
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
5.
How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?
a)
Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
b)
Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
c)
Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
d)
Air always moves from east to west.
6.
Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?
a)
less dense and less pressure than warm air
b)
more dense and more pressure than warm air
c)
more dense and less pressure than warm air
d)
less dense and more pressure than warm air
7.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
8.
The sun transfers thermal energy to Earth through?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
9.
Thermal energy transfers around the atmosphere through
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
10.
The equator is warmer than the poles because the Sun transfers thermal energy to the Earth...
a)
Unevenly...the equator is closer to the sun
b)
Unevenly...the equator gets more direct light
c)
Evenly
11.
The poles are warmer than the equator because the Sun transfers thermal energy to the Earth...
a)
Unevenly...the poles are farther from the sun
b)
Unevenly...light at the poles are spread out over a larger area
c)
Evenly
12.
The MORE direct the light strikes a surface the _____________ (larger or smaller) the area that the light is spread out over. This would be the ___________ (equator or poles)
a)
Larger and equator
b)
Larger and poles
c)
Smaller and equator
d)
Smaller and poles
13.
The LESS direct the light strikes a surface the _____________ (larger or smaller) the area that the light is spread out over. This would be the ___________ (equator or poles)
a)
Larger and equator
b)
Larger and poles
c)
Smaller and equator
d)
Smaller and poles
14.
More direct light would mean the temperature in that area would be...
a)
cooler and letter B
b)
cooler and letter A
c)
hotter at letter A
d)
hotter at letter B
15.
Light spread out over a greater area on Earth would mean the temperature in that area would be...
a)
cooler and letter B
b)
cooler and letter A
c)
hotter at letter A
d)
hotter at letter B
16.
The air has thermal energy because
a)
The sun transfers thermal energy to the atmosphere when light strikes the air molecules
b)
The sun transfers thermal energy to the surface. The surface then transfers the thermal energy to the air
17.
Air rises at
a)
90 degrees
b)
45 degrees
c)
All choices
18.
Air FALLS at
a)
90 degrees
b)
45 degrees
c)
All choices
19.
Air RISES at
a)
30 degrees
b)
10 degrees
c)
All choices
20.
Air FALLS at
a)
30 degrees
b)
10 degrees
c)
All choices
21.
Clouds and rain would be where?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
All choices
22.
Clouds and rain would be where?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
All choices
23.
Clouds and rain would be where?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
All choices
24.
Sunshine would be where?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
All choices
25.
Sunshine would be where?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
All choices
26.
Sunshine is where air
a)
Rises
b)
Falls
c)
All choices
27.
Clouds and rain is where air
a)
Rises
b)
Falls
c)
All choices
28.
Why do we get sunshine where the air falls on the right?
a)
This is the warmest spots. Where the sun heats the Earth more directly you are going to get sunshine
b)
The rain has already fallen. This causes there to be no clouds to block the sun.
29.
Why do we get clouds and rain where the warm air rises on the left?
a)
Water evaporates from the warm area near the ground. Water vapor then rises and cools to form clouds in the atmosphere
b)
Water cools at it falls and becomes more dense.
c)
These are the cooler spots on the planet due to uneven heating of the Earth. Where it is cooler you have clouds.
30.
The independent variable is...
a)
What we make different in an experiment
b)
What we make the same in an experiment
c)
What we measure in the experiment
31.
The dependent variable is...
a)
What we make different in an experiment
b)
What we make the same in an experiment
c)
What we measure in the experiment
32.
The controlled variable is...
a)
What we make different in an experiment
b)
What we make the same in an experiment so it is fair
c)
What we measure in the experiment
33.
As the ________ increases then the _____________ will (increase, decrease, or be unaffected)
This is how you write a...
This is how you write a...
a)
Claim or hypothesis
b)
Evidence/Supporting Data
c)
Elaboration or "How how the data/evidence supports the claim"
34.
This is supported in the experiment where my data is ______, __________, and ___________
This is how you write a...
This is how you write a...
a)
Claim or hypothesis
b)
Evidence/Supporting Data
c)
Elaboration or "How how the data/evidence supports the claim"
35.
This experimental data supports my claim because…
This is how you write a...
This is how you write a...
a)
Claim or hypothesis
b)
Evidence/Supporting Data
c)
Elaboration or "How how the data/evidence supports the claim"
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