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WorksheetsPressure Zones and Wind
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What causes a land breeze to form?
The rising of warmer air over water and the sinking of cooler air over land
The rising of warmer air over land and the sinking of air over water
What causes a sea breeze to form?
The rising of warm air over water and the sinking of cool air over land
The rising of warm air over land and the sinking of cool air over water
What causes high- and low-pressure areas to form?
Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
Rising of warm moist air and sinking of dry cool air
Differences in density of atmospheric gases
All are correct
Wind moves in what way?
From high to low pressure areas
From low to high pressure areas
From East to West
From West to East
Low pressure zones have surface winds that move
in a counterclockwise motion
in a clockwise motion
from North to South
from South to North
High pressure zones have surface winds that move
in a counterclockwise motion
in a clockwise motion
from North to South
from South to North
High pressure areas usually experience this weather
Cloudy and warm
Sunny and hot
Cloudy and cool
Sunny and cool
Low pressure areas usually have this weather
Sunny and hot
Sunny and cool
Cloudy and humid
Cloudy and dry
What weather is to be expected for the state of Florida according to the weather map?
Sunny skies
Thunderstorms
Light rain
Hurricane
A person who studies the weather is called a
Climatologist
Weatherologist
Meteorologist
Astrologist
What causes the almost daily afternoon rainstorms in the central part of the Florida peninsula during the summer?
High pressure zones
Seabreeze forming due to pressure differences between the land and the ocean
Land breeze forming due to pressure differences between the land and the ocean
Monsoon zones
What is the combination of precipitation, wind, humidity, air temperature, air pressure, and cloud cover called?
Elemental science
Periodic table of elements
Elements of climate
Elements of weather
