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Pressure Zones and Wind

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes a land breeze to form?

a)

The rising of warmer air over water and the sinking of cooler air over land

b)

The rising of warmer air over land and the sinking of air over water

2.

What causes a sea breeze to form?

a)

The rising of warm air over water and the sinking of cool air over land

b)

The rising of warm air over land and the sinking of cool air over water

3.

What causes high- and low-pressure areas to form?

a)

Uneven heating of the Earth's surface

b)

Rising of warm moist air and sinking of dry cool air

c)

Differences in density of atmospheric gases

d)

All are correct

4.

Wind moves in what way?

a)

From high to low pressure areas

b)

From low to high pressure areas

c)

From East to West

d)

From West to East

5.

Low pressure zones have surface winds that move

a)

in a counterclockwise motion

b)

in a clockwise motion

c)

from North to South

d)

from South to North

6.

High pressure zones have surface winds that move

a)

in a counterclockwise motion

b)

in a clockwise motion

c)

from North to South

d)

from South to North

7.

High pressure areas usually experience this weather

a)

Cloudy and warm

b)

Sunny and hot

c)

Cloudy and cool

d)

Sunny and cool

8.

Low pressure areas usually have this weather

a)

Sunny and hot

b)

Sunny and cool

c)

Cloudy and humid

d)

Cloudy and dry

9.

What weather is to be expected for the state of Florida according to the weather map?

a)

Sunny skies

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Light rain

d)

Hurricane

10.

A person who studies the weather is called a

a)

Climatologist

b)

Weatherologist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

Astrologist

11.

What causes the almost daily afternoon rainstorms in the central part of the Florida peninsula during the summer?

a)

High pressure zones

b)

Seabreeze forming due to pressure differences between the land and the ocean

c)

Land breeze forming due to pressure differences between the land and the ocean

d)

Monsoon zones

12.

What is the combination of precipitation, wind, humidity, air temperature, air pressure, and cloud cover called?

a)

Elemental science

b)

Periodic table of elements

c)

Elements of climate

d)

Elements of weather