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Global And Local Winds
Test Description: Global and Local Winds
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes global winds?
A
deforestation
B
uneven heating of Earth
C
the moon
D
hurricanes
2) What is wind?
A
the study of hydrology
B
tsunamis that reach the shoreline
C
hurricanes
D
the movement of large amounts of air
3) Scientists use_______ to measure air pressure. This instrument can tell us if the air pressure is dropping or rising.
A
sphygmomanometers
B
thermometers
C
hydrometers
D
barometers
4) Air from a ______pressure area will move towards an area of ______pressure.
A
high, low
B
low, high
C
polar, tropical
D
sea breeze, land breeze
5) These types of winds occur near the equator and flow from either the north or south towards the equator. They curve towards the west due to the spin of the Earth.
A
hurricanes
B
global winds
C
trade winds
D
oxen latitudes
6) In the middle latitudes of the Earth, between 35 and 65 degrees latitude, these winds blow from the west to the east and towards the poles.
A
trade winds
B
prevailing westerlies
C
Tropic of Capricorn
D
polar winds
7) These winds blow close to the north and south poles and away from the poles and curve east to west.
A
prevailing easterlies
B
trade winds
C
horse latitudes
D
prime meridian
8) What kind of local wind occurs because the land heats up faster than the ocean and causes wind to blow toward land from the water?
A
land breeze
B
equatories
C
sea breeze
D
polaries
9) During the night, when the land cools down faster than the ocean, what type of breeze occurs?
A
land breeze
B
sea breeze
C
polar winds
D
tropical winds
10) Wind is a good source of what type of energy?
A
capital goods
B
renewable
C
nonrenewable
D
physical capital
11) Which of the following can be used to generate wind power?
A
solar panels
B
barometer
C
wind turbine
D
hydrometer
12) The curvature of winds cased by Earth's rotation is called the _______________.
A
Tropic of Cancer
B
Polar Effect
C
Doppler Effect
D
Coriolis Effect
13) What are the characteristics of a continental polar wind?
A
polar, cold
B
hot, humid
C
tepid, warm
D
cool, dry
14) Wind that originates over the ocean near the equator is known as a Maritime tropical wind and would be described as _________ and ________.
A
hot and dry
B
cool and warm
C
warm and moist
D
polar cool
15) Wind that originates over land near the Equator is known as continental tropical and would be ______ and _______.
A
cool and moist
B
hot and dry
C
warm and moist
D
cool and dry
16) Wind that originates over land near the Poles is known as Polar Continental and is ______ and _____.
A
cold and dry
B
warm and moist
C
hot and dry
D
cold and moist
17) Wind that originates over water near the Poles is known as maritime polar and would be ____ and ____.
A
hot and dry
B
cold and moist
C
cold and dry
D
warm and moist
18) Winds are named __________.
A
by the people that live there
B
by the President
C
for where they originate
D
for where they are going
19) The winds that blow over the United States are known as the _________.
A
prevailing westerlies
B
equatorials
C
doldrums
D
horse latitudes
20) A wind that originates over Antarctica near the South Pole would be described as what kind of wind?
A
maritime continental (moist and dry)
B
maritime polar (cold and moist)
C
maritime tropical (warm and moist)
D
polar continental (cold and dry)
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