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Wind Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To ABSORB means to

a)

To take out

b)

To take back

c)

To bounce back

d)

To take in

2.

Global winds appear to curve because of the spinning of the Earth

a)

Global Wind Belts

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

Westerly Winds

d)

Jet Stream

3.

Warm convection region from the equator to 30 degrees latitude.

a)

California current

b)

Polar regions

c)

Temperate region

d)

Tropical Region

4.

to REFLECT means to.......

a)

To Take in

b)

To keep under control

c)

To Bounce back

d)

I am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you

5.

Warm global winds that blow from east to west in the tropical region.

a)

Westerly winds

b)

Subtropical jet stream

c)

Trade winds

d)

Global wind belts

6.

Tropical, temperate, and polar (divided based on long term weather patterns)

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Climate zones

c)

California Current

d)

Surface currents

7.

Circulating cold and warm ocean water that influences climate of land masses.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Tropical regions

c)

Surface currents

d)

Land and sea breezes

8.

Cold global winds that blow northeast to west in the polar region

a)

Westerly winds

b)

Polar winds

c)

Polar jet stream

d)

Trade winds

9.

Flow of cold water that influences the western Pacific coast of the USA.

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Tropical region

d)

Land and Sea breezes

10.

Process where the Earth's atmosphere traps heat from the sun.

a)

Greenhouse Effect

b)

Regulate

c)

Reflect

d)

Pinkhouse Effect

11.

Convection region from 30 to 60 degrees latitude, weather changes with seasons.

a)

Tropical Region

b)

Surface Current

c)

Polar Regions

d)

Temperate Regions

12.

Fast moving, narrow belt of air that changes weather as it changes position, move west to east in the northern hemisphere.

a)

Subtropical jet stream

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Polar jet stream

d)

Westerly winds

13.

Global winds that blow from west to east in the temperate region.

a)

Westerly winds

b)

Trade winds

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Land and Sea breezes

14.

Local winds, or convection currents, that form near bodies of water.

a)

Surface currents

b)

Climate zones

c)

Land and Sea breezes

d)

Jet Stream

15.

Jet stream that can bring up warm weather conditions from the south.

a)

Polar Jet Stream

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Subtropical Jet Stream

d)

Trade winds

16.

Flow of warm water that influences the eastern Atlantic coast of the USA.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

California Current

c)

Tropical Region

d)

Land and Sea Breezes

17.

To REGULATE means to.........

a)

To take in

b)

To bounce back

c)

To keep under control

d)

To be a bossy pants

18.

Polar winds , westerly winds, and trade winds (move weather systems as they blow around the entire planet)

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Global wind belts

c)

Subtropical jet stream

d)

Westerly winds

19.

Cold convection region from 60 degrees latitude to the pole.

a)

Land and sea breezes

b)

Tropical region

c)

Polar region

d)

Gulf Stream

20.

Jet stream that can bring down cold weather conditions from the north.

a)

Polar Jet Stream

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Polar winds