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Weather and Winds

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main source of energy for the water cycle

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Sun

d)

Trees

2.

How come hurricanes spin instead of staying in the same place?

a)

The earth spins!

b)

What are you talking about? They do stay in the same place!

c)

Sunlight causes it to spin!

d)

Precipitation!

3.

What are the mild/medium tempartures in the atmosphere?

a)

70's

b)

80's

c)

moderate

d)

50's or 60's

4.

In Florida the weather is very sunny and has clear skies. What type of air pressure does Florida have right now?

a)

Low

b)

No air pressure

c)

High

d)

Altitude

5.

The wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea is_____

a)

Prevailing Westerlies

b)

Prevailing Easterlies

c)

Trade Winds

d)

Jet Stream

6.

The latitudinal line running across the earth is the_____

a)

The Weather line

b)

The Date Line

c)

The Eqautor

d)

The Prime Meredian

7.

A large group of air is known as a____

a)

Air Mass

b)

Front

c)

Cyclone

d)

Body of Air

8.

The movement of air from the sea to the land during the day is called the___

a)

Land Breeze

b)

Sea Breeze

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Wind

9.

The line that is longitude(running up and down) the earth is called what?

a)

Equator

b)

Prevailing Westerlies

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meredian

10.

The wind moving from the land to the sea during the night is called the what?

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Not sure......

c)

Land Breeze

d)

Trade Winds

11.

Mrs. Craft went to Africa using the Westerlies, and came back using the easterlies. Mrs. Carmack went to Africa using the prevailing westerlies, and came back using the westerlies. Who took longer to get back home?

a)

Mrs. Craft

b)

Mrs. Carmack