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Intro to Wind (Science, Grade 6)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: Air is a ______, therefore it can flow easily from place to place.

a)

Fluid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

2.

Wind is...

a)

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure,

b)

The straight movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure.

c)

The uneven movement of fluids from areas of no pressure to an area of lots of pressure.

3.

Wind flows from..

a)

High pressure to low pressure

b)

Low pressure to high pressure

4.

Warm less dense air moves to the ________. At the _________ it is colder and denser so it sinks and moves back to the equator.

a)

Poles

b)

Equator

c)

Equinox

d)

Night

5.

Winds are described by their ______ and _____.

a)

Direction and speed

b)

Direction and temperature

c)

Speed and sound

d)

Sound and temperature

6.

The name of a wind tells you where the wind is _____ ______.

a)

Coming from

b)

Going towards

7.

Wind direction is measured by a ____________.

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Anemometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Hygrometer

8.

Which is a wind vane?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What does an anemometer measure?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Wind direction

c)

Wind temperature

d)

Wind

10.

Local winds are....

a)

Winds that blow over a long distance.

b)

Winds that blow over a short distance.

c)

Winds that blow in a town.

d)

Winds that are common.

11.

Local winds are caused by...

a)

Unequal heating of Earth's surface in a small area.

b)

Equal heating of Earth's surface in a small area.

c)

Land and sea breezes.

d)

Unequal heating of Earth's surface in a large area.