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WorksheetsOur Planet Earth
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 12mins
The side of the mountain facing the sea is :
(a)
In the rain shadow effect the side of the mountain not facing the sea has:
(a)
As wind blows over the ocean, it creates surface currents in the water:
cold currents
are on top of the ocean
Hot currents
are on top of the ocean
(a)
Water near the north and south poles is Cold water, its heavy and sinks :
hot currents are at the bottom of the ocean
cold currents
are at the bottom of the ocean
(a)
The ocean currents transport (a) in water from place to place.
The gulf stream carries warm waters from tropical regions to northern Europe, making the climate of northern Europe (a) it would be without warm currents.
Warmer than
Cooler than
Which side of the mountain often receives the most precipitation?
A. leeward side
B. Peak
C. rain shadow
D. windward side
3. How does the windward side differ from the
leeward side of a high land?
A. The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward.
B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the
windward side
C. The windward side receives more heat than the
leeward side.
D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.
5. When moist winds approach a mountain, they often
drop rain as they rise over the mountain. Which characterizes the wind as it
comes down the other side of the mountain?
A. cooler and drier
B. cooler and wetter
C. warmer and drier
D. warmer and wetter
Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.
dry
hot
moist
cold
Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.
cold
warm
dry
moist
The leeward side of the mountain in in the
rain shadow
way
river
rainbow
The vegetation on the windward side could be
thick forests
grasslands
deserts
prairies
The air on the windward side of a mountain is moist because it is close to
an ocean
a puddle
a desert
a river
As air moves down the leeward side of a mountain it gets
colder
warmer
moister
thicker
As altitude increases, the air gets
hotter
wetter
thicker
cooler
Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?
windward, because of rising, moist air
leeward, because of rising, dry air
windward, because of sinking, moist air
leeward, because of sinking, dry air
