Mosoon

Monsoons are winds that change directions seasonally, blowing from one

direction in summer and from the opposite direction in winter.

• A. True

• B. False

Hot air

• A. rises.

• B. sinks.

Cooler air

• A. rises.

• B. sinks.

Air rises up will form ______ pressure.

• A. low

• B. high

Air sinks will form _________ pressure.

• A. high

• B. low

Hot air ___(a) ___will form lower air pressure. Cold air ___(b)___ will form higher air pressure.

• (a) sinks

  (b) rises

• (a) rises

  (b) sinks

In summer, land absorbs heat from the sun more ____(a)___ than the sea does. As a result, the land is ___(b)___ than the sea, which leads to lower air pressure over the land.

• (a) quickly

  (b) colder

• (a) slowly

  (b) hotter

• (a) quickly

  (b) hotter

In winter, the land loses heat more quickly than the sea does, forming cold and ______ air pressure over the land.

• lower

• higher

Air moves from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas.

• True

• False

In summer, winds blow from the

________towards the southern and eastern parts of Asia.

• land

• sea