Coriolis/Winds/Hurricanes Quiz B

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Coriolis/Winds/Hurricanes Quiz B

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The Coriolis Effect is...

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

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?

Earth's rotation

Convenction currents

Avatar, the last Air Bender

Global winds curve in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere:

Left

It doesn't curve

Right

At the Equator, the winds do not curve.

True

False

What causes the winds?

The movement of the ocean currents

Friction

Humidity differences

Unequal heating of different parts of the earth

Why are the winds important?

They move water vapor onto land  

They create waves on the ocean and other water bodies   

They move excess heat from equator to poles     

All are true

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?

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?

Local Winds

Global Winds

Winds blow from...

Low Pressure to High Pressure

East to West

High pressure to Low pressure

North to South

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

Global WInds

Local 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?

All of these

Storm Surge

High Winds

Freshwater flooding from rain

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?

B

A

The Coriolis Effect is...

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

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?

Earth's rotation

Convenction currents

Avatar, the last Air Bender

Global winds curve in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere: 

Left

It doesn't curve

Right

At the Equator, the winds do not curve.

True

False

What causes the winds? 

The movement of the ocean currents

Friction

Humidity differences

Unequal heating of different parts of the earth

Why are the winds important?

They move water vapor onto land  

They create waves on the ocean and other water bodies   

They move excess heat from equator to poles     

All are true

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? 

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?

Local Winds

Global Winds

Winds blow from...

Low Pressure to High Pressure

East to West

High pressure to Low pressure

North to South

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

Global WInds

Local 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?

All of these

Storm Surge

High Winds

Freshwater flooding from rain

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?

B

A