WorksheetsGlobal and Local Winds
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How is wind named?
a)
From the direction which they blow to.
b)
From the direction which they come from.
c)
From the Department of Atmospheric Affairs
d)
By the amount of air pressure.
2.
Which of the following is true of hot air?
a)
It is more dense
b)
It is heavier
c)
It has more air pressure
d)
It is lighter and less dense
3.
Which is true of cold air?
a)
It is lighter and more dense
b)
It is heavier and less air pressure
c)
It is heavier and more air pressure
d)
It is less dense and has less air pressure.
4.
Which best defines wind?
a)
It is lighter and more dense
b)
It is convection currents
c)
All are correct
d)
It is horizontal movement of air
5.
How does wind move?
a)
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
b)
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
c)
From areas of high temperature to areas of low tempreture
d)
From areas of low temperature to areas of high temperature
6.
What are the two classifications of wind?
a)
Local Winds and Global Winds
b)
Global and Land Wind
c)
Local and Coriolis Wind
d)
Tradewinds and Sea Winds
7.
Which one is a sea breeze?
a)
The one on the right?
b)
The one on the left?
c)
Neither
d)
Both
8.
What kind of breeze is shown in this picture?
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
c)
Neither.
9.
Which is true about land breezes?
a)
The air over the land, at 0 elevation, is warmer
b)
It occurs mostly at day
c)
Air is higher pressure directly over water.
d)
None are correct
10.
When the water is cooler than the land at day, what kind of local wind do you have?
a)
Land breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
11.
When the water is warmer than the land, in the evening, what kind of breeze do you get?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
12.
Which global wind belt is found at letter A?
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Tradewinds
d)
Doldrums
13.
Which global wind belt is found at letter B?
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Doldrums
d)
Tradewinds
14.
What type of global wind is found at letter D?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Tradewinds
15.
What is found at letter E?
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Doldrums
d)
Tradewinds
16.
Which area(s) on the globe has high air pressure?
a)
The North Pole
b)
The Equator
c)
The South Pole
d)
Both North and South Pole
17.
According to the Coriolis Effect, which direction does the wind deflect objects in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
To the Right
b)
To the Left
c)
Towards the North Pole
d)
South
18.
According to the Coriolis Effect, which direction does objects deflect to in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
To the Left
b)
To the Right
c)
North
d)
South
19.
Which statement is false?
a)
Global Wind wants to flow from the Poles to the Equator
b)
Global Wind wants to flow from the Equator to the Poles.
c)
The Earth rotates, on its axis, towards the east at about 1000mph
d)
The Coriolis Effect deflects objects towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
20.
Is the information on this picture true or false?
a)
False
b)
True
21.
Which is not true about the Jet Stream?
a)
It is fast moving wind.
b)
It is in the stratosphere
c)
It can move large air masses of hot or cold air over large distances
d)
It is stationary and does not change its location.
22.
According to this picture, what kind of air is the Jet Stream bringing to most of the continental USA?
a)
Warmer Air
b)
Colder Air
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