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WorksheetsIntro to Wind (Science, Grade 6)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Fill in the blank: Air is a ______, therefore it can flow easily from place to place.
Fluid
Solid
Gas
Plasma
Wind is...
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure,
The straight movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure.
The uneven movement of fluids from areas of no pressure to an area of lots of pressure.
Wind flows from..
High pressure to low pressure
Low pressure to high pressure
Warm less dense air moves to the ________. At the _________ it is colder and denser so it sinks and moves back to the equator.
Poles
Equator
Equinox
Night
Winds are described by their ______ and _____.
Direction and speed
Direction and temperature
Speed and sound
Sound and temperature
The name of a wind tells you where the wind is _____ ______.
Coming from
Going towards
Wind direction is measured by a ____________.
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Which is a wind vane?
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind temperature
Wind
Local winds are....
Winds that blow over a long distance.
Winds that blow over a short distance.
Winds that blow in a town.
Winds that are common.
Local winds are caused by...
Unequal heating of Earth's surface in a small area.
Equal heating of Earth's surface in a small area.
Land and sea breezes.
Unequal heating of Earth's surface in a large area.
