Coriolis/Winds/Hurricanes Quiz

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Coriolis/Winds/Hurricanes Quiz

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The Coriolis Effect is...

when a low pressure area over the ocean develops into a hurricane

when hot air rises and cold air sinks

what causes the Earth to spin on its axis

the tendency for the path of a moving object to deflect to a certain direction depending on the
hemisphere it is in

What causes the winds to curve?

Convenction currents

Conduction currents

Earth's rotation

Avatar, the last Air Bender

Global winds curve in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere:

Left

It changes depending upon the weather

Right

It doesn't curve

At the Equator, the winds do not curve.

True

False

What causes the winds?

Friction

Humidity differences

The movement of the ocean currents

Unequal heating of different parts of the earth

Why are the winds important?

They move the ocean currents 

They move water vapor onto land  

All are true

They create waves on the ocean and other water bodies   

They move excess heat from equator to poles     

Look at the image above. Match the letter to the correct global wind.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
B		Trade Winds
C		Polar Easterlies
A		Westerlies

What is a storm surge? Select all that apply.

When the winds around a hurricane blow water toward the shore and increase the water level at the coast.

When a hurricane begins to approach the shore faster than expected.

When the water near the beach decreases because the clean side of the storm is pulling it back out into the ocean.

When the dirty side of the storm pushes more ocean water onto the shore causing flooding.

Are hurricanes considered Local or Global Winds?

Global Winds

Local Winds

Winds blow from...

High pressure to Low pressure

East to West

North to South

Low Pressure to High Pressure

These winds can be so high in the atmosphere that you cannot feel them on the ground.

Local Winds

Global WInds

These winds can change speed and direction frequently.

Local WInds

Global Winds

When flying a plane in a stright line in the Southern Hemisphere, the plane will deflect to the ___________ because of the Coriolis Effect.

Left

Right

Which of the following are the primary threats from hurricanes?

What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic and Northeast pacific Oceans while a typhoon occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

There is no difference at all between a hurricane and typhoon

A typhoon is more severe than a hurricane

A hurricane is in the south and a typhoon is in the north

Which direction is this storm spinning?

Counterclockwise

Clockwise

Is this storm in the Northern hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

Southern Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

Which side is the dirty side of the storm?

A

B

The Coriolis Effect is...

when a low pressure area over the ocean develops into a hurricane

when hot air rises and cold air sinks

what causes the Earth to spin on its axis

the tendency for the path of a moving object to deflect to a certain direction depending on the
hemisphere it is in

What causes the winds to curve?

Convenction currents

Conduction currents

Earth's rotation

Avatar, the last Air Bender

Global winds curve in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere: 

Left

It changes depending upon the weather

Right

It doesn't curve

At the Equator, the winds do not curve.

True

False

What causes the winds? 

Friction

Humidity differences

The movement of the ocean currents

Unequal heating of different parts of the earth

Why are the winds important?

They move the ocean currents 

They move water vapor onto land  

All are true

They create waves on the ocean and other water bodies   

They move excess heat from equator to poles     

Look at the image above. Match the letter to the correct global wind.

B

Trade Winds

C

Polar Easterlies

A

Westerlies

What is a storm surge? Select all that apply.

When the winds around a hurricane blow water toward the shore and increase the water level at the coast.

When a hurricane begins to approach the shore faster than expected.

When the water near the beach decreases because the clean side of the storm is pulling it back out into the ocean.

When the dirty side of the storm pushes more ocean water onto the shore causing flooding.

Are hurricanes considered Local or Global Winds?

Global Winds

Local Winds

Winds blow from...

High pressure to Low pressure

East to West

North to South

Low Pressure to High Pressure

These winds can be so high in the atmosphere that you cannot feel them on the ground.

Local Winds

Global WInds

These winds can change speed and direction frequently.

Local WInds

Global Winds

When flying a plane in a stright line in the Southern Hemisphere, the plane will deflect to the ___________ because of the Coriolis Effect.

Left

Right

Which of the following are the primary threats from hurricanes?

High Winds

Freshwater flooding from rain

All of these

Tornados

Storm Surge

What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic and Northeast pacific Oceans while a typhoon occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

There is no difference at all between a hurricane and typhoon

A typhoon is more severe than a hurricane

A hurricane is in the south and a typhoon is in the north

Which direction is this storm spinning?

Counterclockwise

Clockwise

Is this storm in the Northern hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

Southern Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

Which side is the dirty side of the storm?

A

B