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Year 5 Geography (Week 36) Worksheet - Wind Direction and Strength (10 Marks) Name: - Class: - Date

This geography worksheet tests students' knowledge of wind direction, speed, and prevailing winds. It contains questions that ask students to identify the instrument used to determine wind direction, two methods of measuring wind speed, conditions on the Beaufort scale at levels 0 and 12, the definition of prevailing winds, the main belts of prevailing winds, and why air pressure is always low along the Equator.

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Year 5 Geography (Week 36) Worksheet - Wind Direction and Strength (10 Marks) Name: - Class: - Date

This geography worksheet tests students' knowledge of wind direction, speed, and prevailing winds. It contains questions that ask students to identify the instrument used to determine wind direction, two methods of measuring wind speed, conditions on the Beaufort scale at levels 0 and 12, the definition of prevailing winds, the main belts of prevailing winds, and why air pressure is always low along the Equator.

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Year 5 Geography

(Week 36)

Worksheet – Wind direction and strength (10 marks)

Name: __________________________________ Class: ____________ Date: _________________

Answer the following questions with the correct answer.

1. What instrument is being used to determine the wind’s direction? (1 mark)

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2. Name 2 ways on how wind speed is being measured (2 marks).

___________________________________________________________________

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3. Describe the Beaufort scale by stating the condition of the wind at: (2 marks)
a. Scale 0:

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b. Scale 12 and above:

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4. Define prevailing winds (1 mark).

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5. State the main belts of the prevailing winds (3 marks).

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6. Describe why the air pressure along the Equator is always low (1 mark).

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