Wind (Grade 9)
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Wind
1.
A pressure gradient indicates strong winds.
- steep
- gradual
2.
The tendency for warm air to rise and cool air to sink results in
- global wind patterns.
- ocean upwelling.
- equal heat distribution.
- warm year round temperatures near the equator.
3.
Which of the following factors contributes to Earth's wind patterns?
- friction
- pressure gradient
- Coriolis force
- solar radiation
- all of the above
4.
An instrument used to measure wind speeds near Earth's surface is the .
- thermometer
- anemometer
- barometer
- hygrometer
5.
Which of the following is a belt of warm rising air that straddles the equator, where the winds from the tropics converge?
- jet streams
- monsoons
- trade winds
- ITCZ
- horse latitudes
6.
What are the regions of high pressure and gentle winds at about 30 degrees north and south latitude called?
- horse latitudes
- prime meridian
- ITCZ
- jet streams
- trade winds
7.
Which of the following are winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the equator?
- horse latitudes
- jet streams
- trade winds
- monsoons
- ITCZ
8.
Which of the following are narrow, meandering bands of rapidly moving air found at high altitudes?
- horse latitudes
- ITCZ
- jet streams
- monsoons
- trade winds
9.
Match the following statement with the correct term. "A large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30 degrees north or south."
- 30 Degrees cell
- Trade winds
- Equator cell
- Rising cell
- Hadley cell
10.
In which of the following places on Earth might one find calm prevailing winds, low atmospheric pressure, warm temperatures, and consistent cloud formation?
- In the polar regions
- Near the equator
- In the trade winds
- Around the "Roaring Forties"
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