WorksheetsGlobal & Local Winds-Football Team
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 33mins
Wind forms when the sun heats one part of the atmosphere _________ than another part.
differently
the same as
less
more
What must be present for wind to form?
the moon
all the stars
the sun
soil
Air currents are ___________________________________________
cool areas of wind
concentrated areas of wind
bagatelle areas of wind
small areas of wind
Air currents are divided into _________ & __________
cold;hot
small;big
horse;cow
vertical;horizontal
Trade winds are found in the ____________
tropics
polar regions
forest areas
deserts
The trade winds are the prevailing pattern of surface winds from the ______ toward the _______
north;south
south;north
east;west
west;east
Area of doldrums are:
Around the equator
Around the horizon
Around the arctic areas
Around the lands of America
The doldrums refers to:
prevailing winds
those parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by a low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing winds are calm.
low-pressure
high-pressure
Prevailing westerlies move from:
north to south
south to north
east to west
west to east
Prevailing westerlies move where?
in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
in the middle longitudes between 30 and 60 degrees longitude
in the middle latitudes between 0 and 90 degrees latitude
in the middle longitude between 0 and 90 degrees longitude
Polar Easterlies are:
wet and warm prevailing winds
wet and cold prevailing winds
wet
Polar easterlies move:
high pressure ares to low pressure areas
low pressure areas to high pressure areas
north to south
south to north
Jet streams are:
fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres
slow flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres
fast flowing, narrow, mending air currents in the atmospheres
fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the biosphere
Their paths typically have a ____________ shape.
mending
mailing
meandering
malting
Horse latitudes are:
the pretropical latitudes
the antitropical latitudes
the protropical latitudes
the subtropical latitudes
Horse latitudes are between ___ and ___ degrees both _____ and _______
35;30;south;north
north;south;30;35
30;35;north;south
south;north;35;30
Pressure belts are _____ of high-_______ centers over the ______.
belts;pressure;ocean
pressure;belts;ocean
ocean;belts;pressure
pressure;ocean;belts
Pressure belts are between __o and __o latitude
25;30
35;40
45;50
55;60
Winds in the northern hemisphere deflect to the _________
left
right
equator
poles
Winds in the southern hemisphere deflect to the ______
equator
right
poles
left
Land breezes move from ______ to ______
land;land
water;water
lend;water
land;water
Land breezes typically occur at _______
night
day
summer
winter
Sea breezes move from a ______________ onto a __________
large body of land;watermass
landmass;large body of water
large body of water;landmass
lerge body of wasser;landmass
Sea breezes usually occur during the ______
night
day
equator
poles
Valley breezes=______ air pressure
lo
low
high
south
Valley breezes occur when ________air rises up the valley
warm
cold
humid
dry
Mountain breezes=_____ air pressure
hi
low
lo
high
Mountain breezes occur when ________ falls down the mountain
cold
humid
warm
dry
Monsoons are used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric _______ and __________.
collation;palpitation
turning;raining
circulation;precipitation
cow;horse
Monsoons are associated with the asymmetric heating of _____ and _____.
land;sae
land;air
air;sea
land;sea
Wind has both speed and direction. Anemometers measure wind ________
direction
speed
wind
currents
Wind has both speed and direction. Wind vanes measure wind _______
currents
speed
air
direction
