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18-3: Local Winds

Authored by Kyle Cook

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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18-3: Local Winds
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the day, cooler air over water blowing toward land is called a:

Sea breeze

Land breeze

Valley breeze

Mountain breeze

Country breeze

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At night, cooler air over the land blowing toward the water is called a:

Sea breeze

Land breeze

Valley breeze

Mountain breeze

Country breeze

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the day, warm air glides up mountains slopes from lower elevations toward the mountain tops. This is called a:

Sea breeze

Land breeze

Valley breeze

Mountain breeze

Country breeze

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At night, cooler air slides down mountain slopes toward the valley floor. This is called a:

Sea breeze

Land breeze

Valley breeze

Mountain breeze

Country breeze

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A local wind that is associated with cooler air moving toward a city from the surrounding land is called a:

Sea breeze

Land breeze

Valley breeze

Mountain breeze

Country breeze

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Warm, dry winds that move down leeward mountain slopes are called:

Chinooks

Santa Ana Wind

Wind vane

Prevailing wind

Cup anemometer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A warm, dry wind moving down a mountain slope in Southern California is called a:

Chinooks

Santa Ana Wind

Wind vane

Prevailing wind

Cup anemometer

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