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Winds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface called?
a)
the Coriolis effect
b)
windchill
c)
wind
d)
air pressure
2.
Which of the following is a calm area on Earth's surface where warm air rises?
a)
polar easterlies
b)
doldrums
c)
trade winds
d)
prevailing westerlies
3.
Which of the following occurs over a small area?
a)
polar easterlies
b)
the Coriolis effect
c)
horse latitudes
d)
sea breezes
4.
What is an anemometer used to measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
windchill
c)
air pressure
d)
wind direction
5.
If the Earth did not rotate, global winds would follow a(n)
a)
east to north curving path.
b)
west to north curving path.
c)
a straight path.
d)
a variety of curving path.
6.
Trade winds blow from the horse latitudes toward the
a)
equator.
b)
prime meridian.
c)
north pole.
d)
south pole.
7.
The two qualities used to describe winds are (select the two)
a)
speed.
b)
temperature.
c)
direction.
d)
pressure.
e)
altitude.
8.
A local wind that blows during the day from an ocean toward land is a(n)
a)
sea breeze.
b)
land breeze.
c)
polar breeze.
d)
doldrums.
e)
cyclone.
9.
The increase in cooling that wind can cause is called:
a)
cyclone.
b)
sea breeze.
c)
wind chill.
d)
land breeze.
10.
Temperature differences between the equator and poles produce ________________ currents.
a)
ocean
b)
rapid
c)
convection
d)
radiation
11.

low pressure area

a)

warm, less dense air rises

b)

cool, dense air sinks

c)

large, circular patterns of moving air

d)

movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

12.

Coriolis Effect

a)

bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude

b)

the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation

c)

winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

d)

narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

13.

Polar Easterlies

a)

bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude

b)

the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation

c)

winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude

d)

narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

14.

westerlies

a)

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemishpheres

b)

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres

c)

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

d)

area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind

15.

doldrums

a)

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

b)

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemishperes

c)

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

d)

area around 30 degrees latitude where there is very little wind

16.

horse latitudes

a)

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

b)

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres

c)

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

d)

area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind

17.

trade winds

a)

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

b)

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres

c)

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

d)

area around 30 degrees where there is very little wind

18.

doldrums

a)

winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

b)

winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemishperes

c)

area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")

d)

area around 30 degrees latitude where there is very little wind

19.

sea breeze

a)

cool air moves down a mountain slope towards a valley

b)

warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

c)

cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

d)

cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise

20.

land breeze

a)

cool air moves down a mountain slope toward a valley

b)

warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

c)

cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

d)

cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise