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Wind and Air Pressure Warm-up

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ________ is the instrument used to measure wind speed.

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

watch

2.

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

a)

Sunny

b)

Calm

c)

Stormy

3.

High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

a)

clear and dry

b)

cloudy and wet

4.

All wind is caused by differences in ____________.

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

air pressure

d)

climate

5.

The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called ____________.

a)

wind

b)

climate

c)

high pressure

d)

air pressure

6.

Most differences in air pressure are caused by the _______________ heating of the atmosphere.

a)

some

b)

equal

c)

unequal

d)

great

7.

Temperature differences between the equator and the poles produce giant __________________ in the atmosphere.

a)

clouds

b)

global warming

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

convection currents

8.

Earth's rotation makes winds curve, this is called the _____________.

a)

wind effect

b)

global warming effect

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

winds curve effect

9.

Warm air ____________ at the equator.

a)

rises

b)

sinks

c)

mixes

d)

goes down

10.

Cold air ___________ at the poles.

a)

has a lot of moisture

b)

gets warm

c)

rises

d)

sinks