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Atmospheric pressure and winds (15.3)

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The __________________ are responsible for the movement of much of the weather across the United States.
a)
prevailing westerlies
b)
polar easterlies
c)
trade winds
d)
doldrums
2.
The ________________________ is caused by Earth's rotation.
a)
Jet stream
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Doldrums
d)
Trade winds
3.
Steady winds between the equator and 30o  latitude north and south are known as the _______________. 
a)
doldrums
b)
jet streams
c)
easterlies
d)
trade winds
4.
Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the _____________________. 
a)
polar easterlies
b)
trade winds
c)
polar westerlies
d)
jet streams
5.
Sea and land breezes happen because ____________________________________. 
a)
The land heats and cools more slowly than the water
b)
The land heats and cools more quickly than the water
c)
Air moves more easily over water than over land
d)
Air moves more easily over land than over water
6.
The distinct wind patterns on Earth’s surface are created by ___________________ and by the Coriolis Effect.
a)
Differences in heating
b)
The ozone layer
c)
magnetic fields
d)
jet streams
7.
Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the North Pole are known as _________________________________.
a)
Prevailing westerlies
b)
trade winds
c)
doldrums
d)
polar easterlies
8.
Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths in the _______________________.
a)
jet streams
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
trade winds
d)
prevailing westerlies
9.
The _________ are windless zones near the equator
a)
doldrums
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
trade winds
10.
What is the Coriolis Effect on wind patterns?
a)
It allows them to go straight.
b)
It causes them to turn in circles.
c)
It causes them to turn slightly.
d)
There is no Coriolis Effect.
11.
Cool, dense air moves during the night from the land toward the water is known as ____________________________.
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
jet stream
d)
doldrum
12.
A windless zone at Earth’s equator where air rises almost straight up is called the _______________________.
a)
prevailing westerlies
b)
trade winds
c)
doldrums
d)
polar easterlies
13.
How can the temperature of sand and water affect the climate of an area?
a)
The area will take on the temperature of the sand and water around it.
b)
The temperature of sand and water do not affect the climate of an area.
c)
The temperature of the sand makes the area warmer. Water does nothing.
d)
The temperature of the water makes the area cooler. Sand does nothing.
14.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude 
b)
Shock waves from clouds 
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
d)
The rotation of the earth
15.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
Spirally
b)
Unevenly
c)
Circularly
d)
Kinetically
16.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
17.
The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.
a)
Bernoulli's principle 
b)
Coriolis effect 
c)
high pressure 
d)
low pressure 
18.
What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Mountain Breeze
d)
None of the Above
19.
True or False:
Land heats and cools faster than water causing wind and weather.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Mountain Breeze
d)
None of the Above
21.
What winds blow from west to east in the temperate zone and move weather patterns across the United States?
a)
prevailing westerlies
b)
polar easterlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet streams
22.
What are cold winds that blow from east to west in the polar regions?
a)
polar easterlies
b)
trade winds
c)
prevailing westerlies
d)
jet streams
23.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
24.
Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?
a)
east to west
b)
north to south
c)
south to west
d)
west to east
25.
Why does a sea breeze at the beach keep you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day?
a)
warm air rising over land lets cooler air from the ocean blow in
b)
a storm is approaching
c)
cool air rising over land lets warm air from the ocean blow in
d)
Similarities in temperature between land and water
26.
Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Local and global winds
c)
Infrared Radiation
d)
Global temperature increase
27.
Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.
a)
high; low
b)
warm; cool
c)
cool; warm
d)
low; high
28.
Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.
a)
more inviting
b)
larger
c)
cooler
d)
warmer
29.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
30.
Wind occurs because of differences in ___________
a)
humidity.
b)
nitrogen levels.
c)
air pressure.
d)
latitude.
31.
Which is true about atmospheric convection currents?
a)
Wind is caused by the gravity of planets in our solar system
b)
Wind is caused by the polar ice caps
c)
Wind is only caused by the rotation of the Earth.
d)
Heat is released from the oceans and land causing wind.
32.
What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?
a)
Cold air rises at the equator, and warm air sinks at the poles.
b)
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.
c)
Warm air sinks at the equator, and cold air rises at the poles.
d)
Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.
33.
Air moves in large, circular patterns called
a)
trade winds.
b)
convection currents.
c)
pressure belts.
d)
convection cells.
34.
Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are called
a)
jet currents.
b)
jet streams.
c)
convection currents.
d)
convection streams.
35.
Which are the same global winds? Use the image
a)
A-B
b)
A-C
c)
D-B
d)
C-B
36.

Is not a force but results from the difference in speed of winds relative to the ground as they move from one latitude to another when the winds appear to bend because of the movement of the earth.

a)

doldrums

b)

cyclones

c)

horse latitudes

d)

Coriolis Effect

37.

A low-pressure zone caused by the rising of warm air is referred to as

a)

prevailing westerlies

b)

jet scream

c)

prevailing easterlies

d)

doldrums

38.

Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface

a)

jet streams

b)

horse latitudes

c)

polar easterlies

d)

doldrums

39.

When less dense mountain air rises and is replaced by cooler, denser valley air

a)

mountain breeze

b)

land breeze

c)

sea breeze

d)

valley breeze

40.

The dense subsiding air that flows toward the equator and is strongly defected to the west (coming from the east)

a)

horse latitudes

b)

prevailing westerlies

c)

polar vortex

d)

polar easterlies

41.

Winds of upper and lower elevation air that flow toward the pole from 30 degrees are deflected toward the east (coming from the west)

a)

prevailing westerlies

b)

polar easterlies

c)

trade winds

d)

horse latitudes

42.

Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

a)

sea breeze

b)

land breeze

c)

valley breeze

d)

mountain breeze

43.

When a warm and a cold air mass are next to one another, but neither is moving strongly enough to overtake the other, a "stalemate" occurs and the front remains in one place

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

44.

Air going towards the equator that is defected by the Coriolis effect. These are named because of their usefulness to merchant vessels

a)

trade winds

b)

prevailing westerlies

c)

jet streams

d)

squall lines

45.

Occurs when warmer air is replacing colder air and the warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

46.

Huge body of air that has somewhat uniform temperature and humidity and covers hundreds or thousands of square kilometers of the earth's surface

a)

air mass

b)

polar easterlies

c)

stationary front

d)

doldrums

47.

High pressure areas are

a)

anti-cyclones

b)

cyclones

c)

jet streams

d)

doldrums

48.

Regions of high-pressure and gentle winds at about 30 degrees north and south latitude are called

a)

horse latitudes

b)

doldrums

c)

polar vortex

d)

prevailing westerlies

49.
Which is NOT a characteristic of local winds?
a)
They occur within a small area.
b)
Land and sea breezes are examples.
c)
They blow over short distances.
d)
They blow steadily over long distances.
50.
What characteristic do global winds and local winds share?
a)
They are both wind.
b)
They are both created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.
c)
They both occur in small areas.
d)
They both occur in small areas.
51.
The transfer of heat energy through the movement of matter.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Condensation
52.
What kind of air pressure does COLD air have?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
53.
What kind of air pressure does WARM air have?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
54.
During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.
a)
Land breeze
b)
Sea breeze
55.
In what direction (left or right) do winds curve in the Northern Hemisphere? Is this clockwise or counterclockwise?
a)
Left; Clockwise
b)
Right; Clockwise
c)
Right; Counterclockwise
d)
Left; Counterclockwise
56.
The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?
a)
Earth's revolution
b)
Earth's magnetic field
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
Earth's gravitational pull
57.
What is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?
a)
The Moon
b)
Earth's interior (inside)
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
The Sun
58.
High winds near top of troposphere generally flowing west to east and are able to influence the weather.
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar easterlies
c)
Jet streams
d)
Prevailing westerlies
59.

What do doldrums mean?

a)

dull and slugish

b)

fast and active

c)

medium

d)

foolish

60.

What are horse latitudes named after

a)

Europeans throwing horses overboard when the ships were stuck due to lack of wind

b)

Tuskeegee air men throwing horses of board

61.

What is the area convection cells meet (not the equator)

a)

doldrums

b)

horse latitudes

c)

westerlies

d)

easterlies

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