WorksheetsWind and Pressure Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
As you go higher and higher into the atmosphere, what happens to air pressure?
Air pressure increases
Air pressure stays the same
Air pressure decreases
Air pressure becomes impossible to measure.
Wind naturally travels...
from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
between areas of equal air pressure
in a random direction
True or False: A wind blowing from the northeast would be called a northeasterly wind.
True
False
When there is a maritime polar air mass moving over an area, the type of weather would most likely be:
hot and dry
warm and humid
cold and rainy or snowy
cold and dry
Describe the air in an air mass that would form here.
warm, humid
warm, dry
cold, humid
cold, dry
A
B
Neither
They are the same
A
B
C
D
Cooler air exerts _____ pressure than warmer air.
more
less
the same
What are the current wind conditions in Utah (UT)? Utah is in the Western United States.
Coming FROM the Northwest
GOING to the Northwest
Coming FROM the Southeast
GOING to the Southwest
What are the current wind conditions in Pennsylvania (PA)? Pennsylvania is in the Eastern United States.
GOING to the Southwest
Coming FROM the Southwest
GOING to the Northwest
Coming FROM the Northwest
According to the map, which location has winds FROM the North?
A
B
D
None
All
The cooling and sinking of air creates ___ that usually brings light winds, fair weather, and sunny skies.
high pressure
low pressure
Warming and rising air creates ___ that usually brings stormy or windy weather.
high pressure
low pressure
When cool air sinks, it creates areas of __________ pressure.
high
low
When warm air rises, it creates areas of __________ pressure.
high
low
