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Worksheets#13 Local Winds
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
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1.
Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.
a)
high; low
b)
warm; cool
c)
cool; warm
d)
low; high
2.
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.
3.
When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.
a)
high
b)
some
c)
low
d)
none
4.
How does the air move in a sea breeze?
a)
wind moves from north to south
b)
wind moves from ocean to the land
c)
wind moves from the land to the ocean
d)
wind moves from south to north
5.
Winds are caused by
a)
equal heating
b)
unequal heating
6.
What causes land and sea breezes?
a)
The wind and the ocean
b)
The ocean
c)
Convection
d)
Density
7.
Land heats up and cools down faster than water.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.
a)
hotter
b)
larger
c)
cooler
d)
warmer
9.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
10.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
11.
The strength of a sea breeze depends on
a)
the heat of the day
b)
the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land
c)
the wind speed
d)
the amount of precipitation that day
12.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
13.
This local wind happens during the day.
a)
land breeze
b)
global wind
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
sea breeze
14.
This local wind happens during the day when the air over the ocean is cooler than the air over the land. The cool air flows FROM the SEA to the land producing this:
a)
land breeze
b)
global wind
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
sea breeze
15.
This local wind happens at night when the air over the ocean is warmer than the air over the land. The cool air moves FROM the LAND toward the ocean creating a
a)
El Nino
b)
sea breeze
c)
land breeze
d)
transpiration
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