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Ch 15 Wind
Test Description: This review contains information about wind.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes wind?
A
differences in air pressure
B
differences in gravity
C
differences in the thermosphere
D
differences in oxygen
2) Air moves in large, circular patterns called...
A
convection cells
B
covection currents
C
trade winds
D
pressure belts
3) In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of the...
A
Trade Winds
B
Polar Easterlies
C
convection currents
D
Coriolis Effect
4) Global winds that constantly blow from west to east are called...
A
mountain breezes
B
prevailing westerlies
C
trade winds
D
polar easterlies
5) Global winds that blow NE from 30 degrees latitude are called...
A
northerlies
B
trade winds
C
global easterlies
D
polar easterlies
6) Narrow belts of winds at the top of the troposphere and the bottom of the stratosphere that can reach 400 km/h are called...
A
jet streams
B
convection currents
C
jet currents
D
convection streams
7) Local winds are produced by...
A
local features such as mountains and shorelines
B
local farms and ranches
C
global winds
D
global geographic features
8) Mountain and valley breezes are caused by
A
high temperatures at all elevations
B
similarities in temperature and elevation
C
the same temperature at all elevations.
D
differences in temperature and elevation
9) Sammy feels an ocean breeze as he plays volleyball at the beach. Why do ocean winds or sea breezes blow toward shore during the day?
A
Ocean air is less dense, so it moves in to replace air over the land.
B
Earth's rotation causes air to blow toward land.
C
The energy of the ocean storms push air toward shore.
D
Air over the beach heats up, rises and is replaced by ocean air.
10) Why is pressure low at the equator relative to pressure at 30 degrees North or South Latitude?
A
Cold air at the poles rises and causes an area of high pressure.
B
Warm air at the poles sinks and causes an area of high pressure.
C
Warm air at the equator rises and causes an area of low pressure.
D
Cold air sinks at the equator and causes an area of low pressure.
11) Where would you find almost no wind at all?
A
the doldrums
B
the prevailing westerlies
C
the trade winds
D
the polar easterlies
12) Which winds are the weakest?
A
the polar easterlies
B
the horse latitudes
C
the doldrums
D
the prevailing westerlies
13) Which winds were used by sailors to navigate trade routes?
A
polar easterlies
B
trade winds
C
prevailing westerlies
D
doldrums
14) Which type of wind blows at night?
A
Night Breeze
B
Mountain Breeze
C
Sea Breeze
D
Land Breeze
15) Changes in temperature and pressure that cause winds is because the Earth is...
A
evenly heated.
B
colder at the equator.
C
unevenly heated.
D
hotter at the poles.
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