WorksheetsWinds
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What occurs because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Winds the Blow from 30 degrees latitude to the equator are called
Polar Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Trade Winds
Horse Latitudes
The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the....
Doldrums
Coriolis Effect
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Winds the blow from 30 degrees latitude to 60 degrees are called...(they "win")
Polar Easterlies
Trade Winds
Doldrums
Prevailing Westerlies
Winds that blow from the North to South pole toward 60 degrees latitude are called...
Trade Winds
Prevailing Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Horse Latitudes
Winds always blow from areas of ______ pressure to areas of _______ pressure.
high, high
low, low
low, high
high, low
What causes wind?
Movement of high pressure to low pressure.
Movement of low pressure to high pressure.
The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?
Sublimation
Continental Deflection
Transpiration
Coriolis Effect
Fast moving air that moves from west to east between the Prevailing Westerlies and Polar Easterlies.
California Current
Guld Stream
Jet Stream
Horse Latitudes
In which direction do prevailing Westerlies flow?
From East to West
From West to East
From North to South
From South to North
The Coriolis effect causes_____.
the Earth to rotate on its axis
earthquakes
global winds to move in a curve path instead of a straight line
the Earth to revolve around the sun
Sea breezes occur?
During the day
During the night
During both the day and night
Only during a full moon
What type of breeze is shown above? When will it form?
Land Breeze - Daytime
Sea Breeze - Daytime
Land Breeze - nighttime
Sea Breeze - Nighttime
What breeze does the picture show? When would this occur?
Land Breeze - Daytime
Land Breeze - Nighttime
Sea Breeze - daytime
Sea Breeze - nighttime
