WorksheetsWinds
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What causes warm air to rise?
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
the fact that its more dense than cold air
True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water, helping create wind and weather.
True
False
Winds that blow from the west are called ____.
Easterlies
Polars
Westerlies
Temperates
The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called the _______________ .
La Niña
El Niño
Coriolis effect
Currents
Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?
between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of warm air
between two boundaries of hot air
no pattern
between two boundaries of cold air
Winds are caused by...
equal heating.
unequal heating.
Where does the initial source of energy that creates winds come from?
the moon
the sun
the Earth's surface
the rotation of the Earth
Wind speed is measured by a(n)...
barometer
anemometer
wind vane
thermometer
Wind direction is measured by a(n)...
rain gauge
anemometer
wind vane
barometer
True or False:
Local winds are mainly produced by geographic features.
True
False
What causes global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
The tilt of Earth's axis
The revolution of the Earth around the sun
The Moon's gravitational pull
Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
Based on the map, name the wind that will be blowing between the major pressure systems.
North
West
South
East
Based on the map of the jet stream, name the wind that will be blowing in Maryland.
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
