TBSHS GCSE Geography. Weather Hazards and Climate: Quiz 1

What is wind?

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of CO₂ caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in CO₂

• Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure

Differences in air pressure are caused by...?

• Differences in the Earth's rotation

• Differences in temperature

• Differences in rainfall

• Differences in sea level

Winds move from...

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

Warm air...

• sinks

• rises

Cold air ...

• sinks

• rises

Which location experiences warm temperatures with clouds and rain?

• The Equator

• The subtropical highs

• The subpolar lows

• The polar highs

Which weather description is caused by low pressure?

• Clouds and rain

• Clear skies

True or false? - warm air rises, cools and condenses and forms clouds, this is associated with low pressure.

• True

• False

Cool air sinks at the subtropical highs; what does this lead to?

Select TWO statements

• Deserts

• Cloudless skies and low rainfall

• Tropical rainforests

• Clouds and rainfall

What are trade winds?

• Surface winds blowing towards the Equator

• Jet streams

• Winds blowing away from the Equator

• Low pressure winds