WorksheetsWhy is it Windy?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
How does wind blow?
From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
When the wind is blowing...
There is a pressure INBALANCE
There is a pressure BALANCE
When there is LOW pressure, the air is...
Rising, creating room for instability
Sinking, creating room for instability
Rising, creating room for stability
Sinking, creating room for stability
Will a change in temperature typically bring more or less wind?
More wind
Less wind
Does a period of cold air typically bring more wind or less wind?
More wind
Less wind
Which is typically the windiest season in Chicago?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Why is winter not typically very windy (unless there's a storm)?
Cold, dense air is rising, creating stability.
Cold, dense air is sinking, creating instability.
Cold, dense air is rising, creating instability.
Cold, dense air is sinking, creating stability.
Why is the Midwest a windy part of the country?
There are few changes in temperature
There are many changes in temperature
Why are there pressure differences in air?
Because the Earth is rotating
Because the Earth is revolving
Because the Earth receives different amounts of sunlight
Because the Earth receives the same amounts of sunlight
There would be much less wind present if...
The Earth was not tilted
The Earth did not rotate
The Earth did not revolve
The Earth did not have a moon
