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💨 How Wind Forms
Science · Class 7 · Winds, Storms and Cyclones
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Section A: Fill in the blanks
[5 marks]

Fill in each blank with the correct word from the lesson.

  1. Sea breezes blow _______ during the day and reverse at night as land breezes.
  2. The sea breeze and land breeze are perfect small-scale examples of how wind _______.
  3. Wind is the horizontal movement of air from areas of high _______ to areas of low pressure.
  4. The greater the _______ difference, the stronger the wind.
  5. How Wind Forms is an important topic in _______.
Section B: Circle the correct answer
[3 marks]

Choose the best option for each question.

  1. What causes wind to blow?
    a) Rotation of the Earthb) Pressure differences due to unequal heatingc) The moon's gravityd) Ocean tides
  2. During the day at a coast, which direction does the sea breeze blow?
    a) From land to seab) From sea to landc) Parallel to the coastlined) Straight upward
  3. What brings the summer monsoon to India?
    a) Cold Arctic airb) Dry desert windsc) Moist Indian Ocean air drawn inland by low pressured) High pressure over the Himalayas
Section C: True or False
[4 marks]

Write T for True or F for False in the brackets.

  1. Pressure differences due to unequal heating is one of the key concepts in the lesson on How Wind Forms.
  2. Rotation of the Earth is the main topic of this lesson.
  3. Sea breezes blow from sea to land during the day and reverse at night as land breezes.
  4. Sea breezes blow From land to sea during the day and reverse at night as land breezes.
Section D: Answer in one line
[4 marks]
  1. In your own words, explain what How Wind Forms means.
  2. List two things you learned from this lesson on How Wind Forms.
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Answer Key
How Wind Forms
Section A — Fill in the blanks
  1. From sea to land
  2. Forms
  3. pressure
  4. temperature
  5. Science
Section B — MCQ
  1. b) Pressure differences due to unequal heating
  2. b) From sea to land
  3. c) Moist Indian Ocean air drawn inland by low pressure
Section C — True or False
  1. T — True
  2. F — False
  3. T — True
  4. F — False
Section D — Short Answer

Accept any reasonable answer that shows understanding of How Wind Forms.

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