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Air currents review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the movement of air from high to low pressure areas.

a)

radiation

b)

wind

c)

balance

d)

air

2.

Sunlight strikes this planet most directly at the_____________.

a)

mesosphere

b)

tundra

c)

equator

d)

south pole

3.
Does the Earth's surface heat up evenly everywhere?
a)
no
b)
yes
c)
always
d)
I do not study
4.
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
a)
air pollution
b)
global warming
c)
The Greenhouse
d)
Earth's spin
5.
What winds are at the north and south poles?
a)
trade winds
b)
polar easterlies
c)
doldrums
6.
Where is the doldrums on a map?
a)
west
b)
under the Red Sea
c)
at the equator
d)
at the top
7.

Where are the trade winds?

a)

both sides of the equator

b)

west and east of Lake Huron

c)

at the poles

8.
What is a narrow band of very high, fast winds called.
a)
rubber band
b)
jazz band
c)
doldrums
d)
jet stream
9.
Pick two local winds.
a)
east wind, west wind
b)
sea breeze, land breeze
c)
fog, cumulus
10.
Where does a sea breeze blow from?
a)
equator
b)
ocean 
c)
land
d)
northeast
11.
TRUE  or  FALSE  -  warm air sinks and cold air rises
a)
true
b)
false
12.
TRUE  or  FALSE -      It is difficult to sail a ship through the doldrums.
a)
true
b)
false
13.

In which wind belt do you live?

a)

east stroudsburg

b)

trade winds

c)

easterlies

d)

westerlies

14.

What in a playground is like the Coriolis effect?

a)

slide

b)

swings

c)

merry- go- round

d)

seesaw

15.
As air rises, air pressure 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
16.

A(n) _____________________________ is a local wind that blows from the land toward the sea at night

a)

land breeze

b)

sea breeze

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

jet stream

17.

The ___________________________are winds that blow from west to east between the latitudes 30° and 60° in both hemispheres

a)

trade winds

b)

polar easterlies

c)

doldrums

d)

prevailing westerlies

18.

Because of the _________________________________, west-east airplane flights from Los Angeles to New York can be shorter than east-west flights from New York to Los Angeles

a)

jet-stream

b)

doldrums

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

prevailing westerlies

19.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
20.
What heat source causes convection currents in Earth's oceans & atmosphere?
a)
heat from Earth's core
b)
the sun
c)
wind
d)
geothermal energy
21.
Which is true about atmospheric convection currents?
a)
wind is only caused by the rotation of the Earth
b)
heat is released from the oceans and land causing wind
c)
wind is caused by the polar ice caps
d)
wind is caused by the gravity of planets in our solar system
22.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
23.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
24.
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
25.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
26.
Winds curve on the Earth because of the ________ of the Earth.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
gravity
d)
mass
27.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
Spirally
b)
Unevenly
c)
Circularly
d)
Kinetically
28.

Why would a pilot want to travel in the jet stream?

a)

It would increase fuel efficiency

b)

It would help with attendance

c)

It would increase passenger rate

d)

It is easier on the plane

29.

Where are doldrums located?

a)

Equator

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

North America

30.

Which of the following is not a global wind?

a)

westerlies

b)

easterlies

c)

sea breeze

d)

jet stream

31.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
32.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
33.
Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain
a)
Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
b)
Particulate matter & lead
c)
Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
d)
Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone
34.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
35.

It is caused by any material or contaminants that harms the environment.

a)

Climate change

b)

Global warming

c)

Pollution

d)

All of them

36.

Oil spill: Point source or Nonpoint source?

a)

Nonpoint source

b)

Point source

c)

Both of them

37.

Raw sewage: A Point source or Nonpoint source?

a)

Point source

b)

Nonpoint source

c)

Both of them

38.

The most common source of indoor air pollution is?

a)

unknown

b)

microbiological factors

c)

inadequate (poor) ventilation

d)

outside source

39.

What contributes the least to particulate pollution during the wintertime in Puget Sound (region in Washington state)?

a)

wood stoves

b)

fireplaces

c)

cars and trucks

d)

industrial sources (factories, power plants, etc)

40.

This photo shows a potential source of

a)

ultraviolet radiation

b)

indoor air pollution

c)

radon

d)

smog

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