Weather Test Part 1

Match the Global Winds to their correct letter:

• Polar Easterlies

• Label A

• Trade Wind

• Label B

• Westerlies

• Label C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Label the diagram

a

b

c

d

e

equator

north pole

polar easterlies

westerlies

trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which global wind is located at number 1?

• trade winds

• doldrums

• Polar easterlies

• horse latitudes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which global wind is located at number 4?

• trade winds

• horse latitudes

• prevailing westerlies

• doldrums

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which global wind is locater at number 5?

• trade winds

• doldrums

• horse latitudes

• prevailing westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis

• earthquakes

• global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

• the Earth to revolve around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On either side of the equator, early sailors relied on steady winds called ___________.

• the doldrums

• polar easterlies

• jet streams

• the trade winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What direction do winds in the Northern Hemisphere blow?

• right

• left

• straight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A wet, cold air mass would be - 

• maritime tropical 
• maritime polar
• continental tropical 
• continental polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5