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Wind

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

a)

wind

b)

climate

c)

high pressure

d)

air pressure

2.

All wind are caused by differences in ____________.

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

air pressure

d)

climate

3.

Most differences in air pressure are caused by _______________ heating of the atmosphere.

a)

some

b)

equal

c)

unequal

d)

great

4.

Warm air __________.

a)

is not part of the atmosphere

b)

has less energy

c)

sinks

d)

rises

5.

Cool air has __________ pressure.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

medium

d)

unknown

6.

The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the __________.

a)

warm-chill factor

b)

anemometer factor

c)

wind-chill factor

d)

wind direction factor

7.

Toward what direction does a West wind blow.

a)

east

b)

south

c)

north

d)

west

8.

Wind direction is determined with a _____________.

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

satellite

d)

wind vane

9.

Local winds are wind that blow over ______________.

a)

short distances

b)

long distances

c)

the oceans

d)

many continents

10.

Local winds are caused by _____________ heating of Earth's surface within a small area.

a)

typical

b)

unequal

c)

unsusual

d)

some

11.

It takes _________ energy to warm up a body of water than it does to warm up an equal area of land.

a)

some

b)

equal

c)

less

d)

more

12.

A wind that blows from an ocean or lake onto the land is known as a _________.

a)

sea breeze

b)

desert breeze

c)

cold wind

d)

warm wind

13.

The flow of air from land to a body of water is called a ___________________

a)

warm breeze

b)

lake breeze

c)

land breeze

d)

wind breeze

14.

Monsoon winds bring seasonal ____________ to an area.

a)

sunshine

b)

cold

c)

snow

d)

rain

15.

Winds that blow over long distances in predictable patterns are called ____________.

a)

seasonal winds

b)

strong winds

c)

global winds

d)

local winds

16.

Warm air ____________ at the equator.

a)

rises

b)

sinks

c)

mixes

d)

goes down

17.

Cold air ___________ at the poles.

a)

has a lot of moisture

b)

gets warm

c)

rises

d)

sinks

18.

Temperature differences between the equator and the poles produce giant __________________ in the atmosphere.

a)

clouds

b)

global warming

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

convection currents

19.

Earth's rotation makes winds curve, this is called _____________.

a)

wind effect

b)

global warming effect

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

winds curve effect

20.

Wind in the Northern hemisphere turn to the ______________ because of the Coriolis Effect.

a)

right

b)

left

c)

top

d)

south

21.

The Horse latitudes are areas on Earth that experience little wind. They are called Horse latitudes because sailor would throw their ___________ overboard when their ships would get stuck without a wind to sail them to their destinations.

a)

horses

b)

sheet

c)

gold

d)

wives

22.

About 10 kilometer above Earth's surface are bands of high speed wind called __________. They blow from west to east at speeds of 200 to 400 kilometer per hour.

a)

jet streams

b)

jet airplane

c)

jet setter

d)

jet propulsion

23.

The cold polar easterlies blow away from the __________.

a)

poles

b)

equator

c)

horse latitudes

d)

warm areas