CH2 TWISTERS & OTHER TERRIBLE STORMS

The ancient Greeks thought winds were controlled by ______.

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Aeolus

• Athena

Wind is caused by the uneven _______ of the atmosphere.

• cooling

• heating

• oxygen

• gas

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The sun doesn't actually heat ​ (a)   it heats the ​ (b)   .

• air
• ground
• clouds
• water

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The line where a high-pressure and low-pressure area meet is called a _____.

• back

• front

• storm

• wind

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Meteorologists call an area of cold air a ________.

• high-pressure area

• low-pressure area

• equator

• wind

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The area around the middle of Earth is called the ​ (a)  

• equator
• wind
• air
• pole

Moving air is called _______.

• North Pole

• South Pole

• air

• wind

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The weather is always _______ near the equator than it is at the North Pole or South Pole.

• colder

• warmer

• moving

• changing

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Moving air doesn't travel in a straight line because Earth is constantly spinning.

• True

• False

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Warm air weighs more than cold air.

• True

• False

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