Science on Winds

Science on Winds

6th Grade

13 Qs

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Science on Winds

Science on Winds

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-PS1-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tool measures wind direction?

wind vane

anemometer

barometer

thermometer

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which tools are related to the wind?

wind vane

anemometer

barometer

thermometer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process by which colder (more dense) air moves to warmer (less dense air)?

concurrent

magma

convection

air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the wind pattern near the equator?

westerlies

eastern

polar easterlies

trade winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Convection cell

a pattern of trade winds in the polar north

a pattern of cold air sinking and hot air rising over and over again

the Coriolis effect

el nino

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What wind blows near the equator?

concurrent wind

trading wind

tradewinds

easterlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

As the winds blow, earth rotates from west to east underneath them. This makes it seem as if the winds have curved. What is the name of this effect?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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