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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 oxygen
B
differences in the thermosphere
C
differences in air pressure
D
differences in gravity
2) Air moves in large, circular patterns called...
A
convection cells
B
trade winds
C
pressure belts
D
covection currents
3) In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of the...
A
Trade Winds
B
Coriolis Effect
C
Polar Easterlies
D
convection currents
4) Global winds that constantly blow from west to east are called...
A
polar easterlies
B
trade winds
C
prevailing westerlies
D
mountain breezes
5) Global winds that blow NE from 30 degrees latitude are called...
A
polar easterlies
B
trade winds
C
global easterlies
D
northerlies
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
convection streams
B
jet streams
C
convection currents
D
jet currents
7) Local winds are produced by...
A
local farms and ranches
B
local features such as mountains and shorelines
C
global geographic features
D
global winds
8) Mountain and valley breezes are caused by
A
high temperatures at all elevations
B
differences in temperature and elevation
C
the same temperature at all elevations.
D
similarities 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
The energy of the ocean storms push air toward shore.
C
Earth's rotation causes air to blow toward land.
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
Warm air at the poles sinks and causes an area of high pressure.
B
Cold air at the poles rises 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 prevailing westerlies
B
the polar easterlies
C
the trade winds
D
the doldrums
12) Which winds are the weakest?
A
the prevailing westerlies
B
the horse latitudes
C
the polar easterlies
D
the doldrums
13) Which winds were used by sailors to navigate trade routes?
A
trade winds
B
doldrums
C
prevailing westerlies
D
polar easterlies
14) Which type of wind blows at night?
A
Land Breeze
B
Mountain Breeze
C
Sea Breeze
D
Night Breeze
15) Changes in temperature and pressure that cause winds is because the Earth is...
A
hotter at the poles.
B
evenly heated.
C
unevenly heated.
D
colder at the equator.
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