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WorksheetsQUIZ "WIND AT WORK"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is wind?
It is just air.
It is just land.
What causes wind?
(a)
Where does cool air go when the warm rises?
it rushes above the rising air.
It rushes under the rising air.
What makes sailboats move across the water?
The storm.
The Thunderstorm.
The Wind.
Waht is the other name for the towers?
Wind energy.
Wind Farm.
Wind Turbines.
THe Horse Hollow.
How do mountains, islands, and tall buildings affect the way the wind moves?
They are powerful for making the wind move faster.
They block the wind. The wind has to move around them.
They make increase the winds.
Make a list of different kinds of wind
What did ancient Egyptians, the Polynesians, and the Vikings have in common?
They sailed across the oceans and rivers because the wind blew.
These people fight to each other.
They sailed across the Nile river because the wind blew.
What is the meaning of trade winds?
They are slow lanes. This means people sailing with these winds move slower.
They are fast lanes. This means people sailing with these winds move faster than those sailing on other parts of the ocean.
Where would a sailor sail to get the best winds?
Near the North Pole.
Near the South Pole.
Near the Equator.
Why the Wind Turbines Towers are so tall?
Because they catch the wind energy much easier.
Because they catch the currents of air with difficulty.
What part of the turbine spins?
The blades.
The generator.
The tower.
What does a tornado look like?
It looks like a cone of an ice cream. It is colour brown.
It looks like a large, black twirling cloud. It looks like a funnel or cone.
What part of a tornado causes damage?
The part that touches the sky.
The part that touches the ground.
When does a tornado's power increase?
A tornado gains power as it spins faster.
A tornado gains power as it spins very slowly.
How long do tornadoes usually last?
Only for a few seconds.
Only for a few hours.
Only for a few minutes.
What is a Hurricane?
Growing mass of clouds to spin.
Growing mass of air to spin.
How much do winds have to reach to be noticed as a hurricane?
When the winds reach 200 kilometers.
When the winds reach 129 kilometers.
When the winds reach 119 kilometers.
What a hurricane looks like?
It looks like swirling dunes and rocks.
It looks like swirling clouds and winds.
It looks like swirling winds and storms.
How large a hurricane can be?
It can be almost as big as a state.
It can be almost as big as a county.
It can be almost as big as a countryside.
