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- 1. Multiple Choice
What causes wind?
differences in air pressure
differences in gravity
difference in oxygen
differences in the thermosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
What causes differences in air pressure?
even heating of the Earth
Even cooling of the earth
uneven heating of the earth
global warming
- 3. Multiple Choice
Local winds blow over:
short distances
long distances
the poles
the equator
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a characteristic of local winds?They occur within a small area.Land and sea breezes are examples.They blow over short distances.They blow steadily over long distances.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a characteristic of local winds?They occur within a small area.Land and sea breezes are examples.They blow over short distances.They blow steadily over long distances.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is responsible for warming the Earth’s surface and creating wind?The MoonEarth's interior (inside)Coriolis effectThe Sun
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement correctly defines wind?Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressureWind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does warm air rise?Warm air is more dense than cooler air.Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.Warm air is less dense than cooler air.Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air. - 9. Multiple ChoiceHow does the air move in a land breeze?From east to westFrom west to eastFrom the land to the oceanFrom the ocean to the land
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIs this a land or a sea breeze?land breezesea breeze
- 11. Multiple Choice
During the land breeze, what starts moving the cooler air out and warmer air in?
conduction
convection
radiation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.
rises
circulates
stagnates
sinks
- 13. Multiple Choice
Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.
wind
solar radiation
air pressure
condensation
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:
trade winds
convection currents
Coriolis effect
polar easterlies
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a characteristic of global winds?They occur as global wind belts.They occur within small areas.They occur over large areas.They blow steadily over long distances.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?Earth's revolutionEarth's magnetic fieldEarth's rotationEarth's gravitational pull
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?diagram Ydiagram Xneitherboth
- 18. Multiple ChoiceUse the diagram to determine which statement is correct.The air at location 3 is more dense than the air at location 6.The air at location 2 is rushing in to take the place of the colder air at location 3.Location 1 heats up and cools down slower than location 7.High pressure air at location 2 is taking the place of the low pressure air at location 3.
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