Wind and weather The 15 questions of lesson 15 «Wind and weather» of the physics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 81 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the lesson at school .
t1 My nan says when the barometer drops, take a brolly. Is she onto something? right ✓ · ★ t2 At night on the beach the breeze turns round and blows out to sea. Why? right ✓ · ★ t3 Kid in a cartoon floats off holding an umbrella in a gust. What's more likely in real life? right ✓ · ★ t4 Why do pilots prefer to take off into the wind rather than with it? right ✓ · ★ t5 What would happen to the sea breeze on a cloudy day when the land barely warms? wrong ✗ · ★ t6 oi, why's my kite just lying there, is it broke? right ✓ · ★ t7 Someone says a tornado sucks up roofs like a giant hoover. What is closer to the truth? wrong ✗ · ★ t8 Which is true about how hard wind pushes? wrong ✗ · ★ t9 You blow very gently on a candle and it burns brighter. How is that possible? right ✓ · ★ t10 Why is a door stop a good idea on a windy day with the windows open? right ✓ · ★ t11 Why is it dangerous to walk through a park full of tall trees in a storm? wrong ✗ · ★ e1 Identify the principal cause of the onshore breeze observed at the coast on a sunny afternoon. wrong ✗ · exam e2 Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an area of low atmospheric pressure? wrong ✗ · exam e3 It is given that the speed of a wind is doubled. Ascertain the approximate consequent alteration in the force it exerts. right ✓ · exam e4 State the principal reason for which an aircraft commences its take-off facing into the wind. wrong ✗ · exam ← previous
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