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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 23mins
During the day, cooler air over water blowing toward land is called a:
Land breeze
Sea breeze
Bay breeze
Continental breeze
At night, cooler air over the land blowing toward the water is called a:
Land breeze
Sea breeze
Bay breeze
Continental breeze
During the day, warm air glides up mountains slopes from lower elevations toward the mountain tops. This is called a:
Mountain breeze
Valley breeze
Chinook wind
Santa Anna wind
At night, cooler air slides down mountain slopes toward the valley floor. This is called a:
Mountain breeze
Valley breeze
Chinook wind
Santa Anna wind
Warm, dry winds that move down leeward mountain slopes, heating adiabatically, are called:
Mountain breeze
Valley breeze
Chinook wind
Santa Anna wind
A warm, dry wind moving down a mountain slope in Southern California is called a:
Mountain breeze
Valley breeze
Chinook wind
Santa Anna wind
A local wind that is associated with cooler air moving toward a city from the surrounding land is called a:
Country breeze
City breeze
Inland breeze
Continental breeze
The instrument most commonly used to determine wind direction is called a:
barometer
anemometer
wind vane
barograph
When the wind consistently blows more often from one direction than from any other, it is called:
(a)
Wind speed is commonly measured using a:
barometer
anemometer
wind vane
barograph
An event that occurs in the Pacific Ocean where warmer ocean currents replace the more common colder ocean currents is called:
El Nino
La Nina
El Capitan
La Bamba
The seesaw pattern of atmospheric pressure changes between the eastern and western Pacific is called the:
(a)
Stronger than normal ocean currents and atmospheric conditions in the Pacific Ocean is known as:
El Nino
La Nina
El Capitan
La Bamba
Which way does wind generally blow on Earth?
From high pressure to low pressure
From low pressure to high pressure
From east to west
From north to south
How do you name a wind?
Based on where the wind is coming from
Based on where the wind is blowing to
Based on where the wind was created
Based on where the wind will end up
A wind coming from the Northeast and heading Southwest is called a:
Northern wind
Northeast wind
Southwest wind
Southern wind
What is the major wind belt that affects most of the United States?
Westerlies
Easterlies
Trade winds
Northerlies
Which direction does the warm water current in the Pacific Ocean normally flow?
From South America towards Australia
From Australia towards South America
From the North Pole towards Antarctica
From Antarctica towards the North Pole
Which direction does the warm water current in the Pacific Ocean flow during El Nino?
From South America towards Australia
From Australia towards South America
From the North Pole towards Antarctica
From Antarctica towards the North Pole
Why does the warm water current in the South Pacific switch directions during El Nino?
The Trade Winds weaken in strength and allow the current to reverse direction
The Trade Winds reverse and blow in the opposite direction, causing the current to switch directions
The Jet Stream moves south and forces the current to reverse direction
Cold water off the coast of South America upwells, and forces the warmer water to reverse direction
What type of weather does much of the United States get during El Nino?
Warmer and wetter winter conditions
Colder and drier winter conditions
Colder and wetter winter conditions
Warmer and drier winter conditions
Name the wind pictured below:
(a)
Name the wind pictured below:
(a)
Use arrows to draw the convective movement of air:
Draw arrows to show a valley breeze:
Draw arrows to show a mountain breeze:
