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Mosoon

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monsoons are winds that change directions seasonally, blowing from one

direction in summer and from the opposite direction in winter.

a)

A. True

b)

B. False

2.

Hot air

a)

A. rises.

b)

B. sinks.

3.

Cooler air

a)

A. rises.

b)

B. sinks.

4.

Air rises up will form ______ pressure.

a)

A. low

b)

B. high

5.

Air sinks will form _________ pressure.

a)

A. high

b)

B. low

6.

Hot air ___(a) ___will form lower air pressure. Cold air ___(b)___ will form higher air pressure.

a)

(a) sinks

(b) rises

b)

(a) rises

(b) sinks

7.

In summer, land absorbs heat from the sun more ____(a)___ than the sea does. As a result, the land is ___(b)___ than the sea, which leads to lower air pressure over the land.

a)

(a) quickly

(b) colder

b)

(a) slowly

(b) hotter

c)

(a) quickly

(b) hotter

8.

In winter, the land loses heat more quickly than the sea does, forming cold and ______ air pressure over the land.

a)

lower

b)

higher

9.

Air moves from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In summer, winds blow from the

________towards the southern and eastern parts of Asia.

a)

land

b)

sea

11.

Winds blowing from the sea to the land are ________ winds.

a)
onshore
b)

offshore

12.

Summer monsoons carry much _________ and bring the coastal regions wet summers.

a)

dryness

b)

moisture

c)

heat

13.

Offshore winds are those winds blowing from the ___(a)___to the ___(b)___.

a)

(a) sea

(b) land

b)

(a) land

(b) sea

14.

In January, the land loses heat ___(a)___, so that the land surface is ____(b)____.

a)

(a) slowly

(b) hot

b)

(a) quickly

(b) cold

c)

(a) quickly

(b) hot

d)

(a) slowly

(b) cold

15.

In winter, water loses heat more ___(a)___ than the land, so the air over the sea is ___(b)___.

a)

(a) slowly

(b) warmer

b)

(a) quickly

(b) colder

16.

In winter, air pressure over the land is___(a)___ and air pressure over the sea is ___(b)___.

a)

(a) higher

(b) lower

b)

(a) lower

(b) higher

17.

In winter, winds blowing from the land to the sea are called_________ winds, which lead to dry winter.

a)
offshore
b)

onshore

18.

Eastern _______ regions

receive more precipitation than the inland regions. therefore,

a)

inland

b)

coastal

19.

Which of the descriptions about the map is / are correct?

a)

1 only

b)

2 only

c)

2 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

20.

Which place has the highest annual rainfall?

a)

Place A

b)

Place B

c)

Place C

d)

Place D