Winds Quiz

Our winds are driven by currents of air called _____ currents.

• conduction

• vortices

• convection

• ocean

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How does cold air move?

• It sinks.

• It rises.

• It does not move.

• It moves from east to west.

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Cold, moist air masses tend to form over the Gulf of Mexico.

• True

• False

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True or False...The Coriolis Effect affects not only the movement of air in our atmosphere but also affects the movement of ocean currents.

• True

• False

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Identify the front in the illustration, in which a warm air mass is sandwiched between 2 cold air masses.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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How does warm air move?

• It sinks.

• It rises.

• It does not move.

• It moves from east to west.

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Wind blowing from the water is called a _____.

• sea breeze

• land breeze

• global wind

• true breeze

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Which would you expect to heat up more during the day...air above the ocean or air above the land?

• land

• ocean

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What is more likely during the day?

• sea breeze

• land breeze

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Identify the front in the illustration, in which a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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