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Weather (wind/pressure)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
2.
Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from...
a)
a. uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere.
b)
b. absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth's land masses.
c)
c. radiation of heat from Earth's land masses to water bodies.
d)
d. rotation of Earth on its axis.
3.
Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea?
a)
global winds
b)
sea breeze
c)
land breeze
d)
local winds
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.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
6.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude 
b)
Shock waves from clouds 
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
d)
The rotation of the earth
7.

How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?

a)

Winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected left

b)

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north

c)

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west

d)

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right

8.
if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go? 
a)
the area around the poles 
b)
the area around the equator 
c)
10 km above the earth's surface 
d)
1 km above the earth's surface 
9.
How do jet streams influence the weather? 
a)
by creating clouds 
b)
by increasing the moisture in the atmosphere 
c)
by moving weather from one area to another very quickly 
d)
by drying out the atmosphere 
10.
When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve 
a)
cloudy 
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure 
11.
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
12.
The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.
a)
Earth's rotation...Coriolis
b)
Earth's revolution...Coriolis
c)
Earth's rotation...Doppler
d)
Earth's revolution...Doppler
13.
Which describes how wind speed is affected by weather?
a)
Rainy weather causes greater wind speeds.
b)
 Warmer weather causes greater wind speeds. 
c)
Differences in air pressure cause greater wind speeds.
d)
Small temperature changes causegreater wind speeds.
14.
Which best describes why wind movement is predictable?
a)
Air moves from areas of low altitude to areas of high altitude.
b)
B. Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure.
c)
C. Air moves from areas of low pressure to high pressure.
15.

According to the map, which shows isobars, which location has the fastest wind speeds?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

According to the map, what is a possible value for location A?

a)

1028

b)

1024

c)

1030

d)

1034

17.

Base your answer on the data table below, which shows the air pressures and air temperatures collected by nine observers at different elevations on the same side of a high mountain. The data were collected at 12:00 noon on a clear, calm day.


From an elevation of 400 meters to 1000 meters, the air pressure decreased at a rate of

a)

0.1 mb/m

b)

10 mb/m

c)

60 mb/m

d)

600 mb/m

18.

What is a monsoon?

a)

an adorable little animal that hunts snakes and could eat your face off

b)

a seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall during part of the year

c)

A large scale tornado

d)

an earthquake in Asia

19.
The jet stream usually moves from 
a)
north to south
b)
west to east
c)
east to west
d)
south to north
20.
True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Major wind belts over the continental U.S., generally pushing air masses from west to east.
a)
jet stream
b)
cold front
c)
prevailing westerlies
d)
noreasterlies 
22.

Monsoons develop as a result of

a)

large changes between the temperatures of a continent and neighboring oceans

b)

a continent and neighboring oceans having nearly the same temperatures

c)

air rising over Earth's equatorial region

d)

air sinking over Earth's polar regions

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