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WorksheetsWind & Air Pressure
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which pressure system is characterized by clouds and rain?
a)
Low
b)
High
2.
Which pressure system is characterized by clear skies and dry, sunny weather?
a)
Low
b)
High
3.
Wind always blows from areas of _______ to areas of ______ pressure.
a)
hot; cold
b)
low; high
c)
high; low
d)
cold; hot
4.
What concept describes how warm air and cool air circulate to keep the temperature stable in the atmosphere?
a)
prevailing winds
b)
convection
c)
air pressure
d)
Coriolis effect
5.
When there is an mP air mass moving over an area, the type of weather would most likely be:
a)
hot and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and rainy or snowy
d)
cold and dry
6.
air masses are named according to their source region, which describes which 2 characteristics?
a)
temperature and density
b)
high and low pressure
c)
moisture and location
d)
temperature and moisture
7.
Which way are winds deflected in the northern hemisphere because of the Coriolis Effect?
a)
Left
b)
Right
8.
What type of air mass typically affects us in Georgia?
a)
mP
b)
mT
c)
cP
d)
cT
9.
How many wind belts are there in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
2
d)
3
10.
Which wind belt affects us where we live?
a)
NE Trade Winds
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
SE Trade Winds
d)
Westerlies
11.
The wind belts that surround the equator cause large amounts of hot air to rise and converge together causing what type of weather?
a)
rain
b)
dry
c)
snow
d)
clear skies
12.
Wind belts are always named according to...
a)
how strong they are
b)
what temperature they are
c)
where they blow to
d)
where they come from
13.
Where in the world would you most likely find a desert?
a)
at the equator
b)
at the poles
c)
at the 30 degree latitude lines
d)
at he 60 degree latitude lines
14.
What type of air mass would typically form here?
a)
mP
b)
mT
c)
cP
d)
cT
15.
In which wind belt would you find a location like this?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
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