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Winds

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What occurs because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

2.

Winds the Blow from 30 degrees latitude to the equator are called

a)

Polar Westerlies

b)

Polar Easterlies

c)

Trade Winds

d)

Horse Latitudes

3.

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the....

a)

Doldrums

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Trade Winds

d)

Westerlies

4.

Winds the blow from 30 degrees latitude to 60 degrees are called...(they "win")

a)

Polar Easterlies

b)

Trade Winds

c)

Doldrums

d)

Prevailing Westerlies

5.

Winds that blow from the North to South pole toward 60 degrees latitude are called...

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Prevailing Westerlies

c)

Polar Easterlies

d)

Horse Latitudes

6.

Winds always blow from areas of ______ pressure to areas of _______ pressure.

a)

high, high

b)

low, low

c)

low, high

d)

high, low

7.

What causes wind?

a)

Movement of high pressure to low pressure.

b)

Movement of low pressure to high pressure.

8.

The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Continental Deflection

c)

Transpiration

d)

Coriolis Effect

9.

Fast moving air that moves from west to east between the Prevailing Westerlies and Polar Easterlies.

a)

California Current

b)

Guld Stream

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Horse Latitudes

10.

In which direction do prevailing Westerlies flow?

a)

From East to West

b)

From West to East

c)

From North to South

d)

From South to North

11.

The Coriolis effect causes_____.

a)

the Earth to rotate on its axis

b)

earthquakes

c)

global winds to move in a curve path instead of a straight line

d)

the Earth to revolve around the sun

12.

Sea breezes occur?

a)

During the day

b)

During the night

c)

During both the day and night

d)

Only during a full moon

13.

What type of breeze is shown above? When will it form?

a)

Land Breeze - Daytime

b)

Sea Breeze - Daytime

c)

Land Breeze - nighttime

d)

Sea Breeze - Nighttime

14.

What breeze does the picture show? When would this occur?

a)

Land Breeze - Daytime

b)

Land Breeze - Nighttime

c)

Sea Breeze - daytime

d)

Sea Breeze - nighttime