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Bill Nye: Winds

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wind is caused by...

a)

The Sun

b)

Air Pressure

c)

The Rotation of the Earth

d)

All of the Above

2.

Which is more dense?

a)

Hot Air

b)

Cold Air

c)

All Air Has the Same Density

3.

Which air takes up more space?

a)

Hot Air

b)

Cold Air

c)

All Air Takes Up the Same Amount of Space

4.

When you open the door to your freezer, the air will...

a)

Go Up

b)

Go Straight Out

c)

Go Down

d)

Stay In the Freezer

5.

In the same amount of space, which will have more pressure?

a)

Hot Air

b)

Cold Air

c)

They Will Both Have the Same Pressure

6.

What can you expect to happen when large bodies of hot and cold air meet?

a)

Nothing Will Happen

b)

Water Will Condense Out of the Air and Begin To Form Clouds / Precipitation

c)

They'll Mix and Become the Same Temperature

d)

A Tear in the Space/Time Continuum Will Occur

7.

Air has weight.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

When we have high barometric pressure we will likely have ______ skies.

a)

Clear

b)

Hot

c)

Red

d)

Cloudy

9.

When we have low barometric pressure we will likely have ______ skies.

a)

Clear

b)

Hot

c)

Red

d)

Cloudy

10.

The Jet Stream moves in what direction?

a)

East to West

b)

West to East

c)

North to South

d)

South to North

11.

Which area of Earth's surface receives the most direct sunlight?

a)

The Poles

b)

The Northern Hemisphere

c)

The Equator

d)

The Southern Hemisphere

12.

Air gets cooled at what location on Earth?

a)

The Poles

b)

The Northern Hemisphere

c)

The Equator

d)

The Southern Hemisphere

13.

No wind would mean what for the weather?

a)

It Would Just Be Really Different

b)

It Would Be More Severe

c)

There Would Be No Weather

d)

Sailing Would Be Difficult

14.

Air moves from the poles to the equator in a curve (rather than a straight line ) due to...

a)

The Effect of Gravity

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

The Butterfly Effect

d)

The Curvature of Space

15.

At the equator, air moves

a)

In a Circle

b)

Horizontally

c)

Down

d)

Up