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Check your knowledge! Take our fun quiz for the beginner Wind Section of the Atmosphere Chapter of our textbook! Follow the instructions and then click on the "Check it!" button for each question.

Beginner Activities: Wind

1.	Wind is air moving. You cannot see air, it is all around us. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

2.	If you blow on your hand you can feel the air moving. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

3.	Warm air rises and cold air moves toward the ground. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

4.	Air has no pressure. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

5.	Wind can push sailboats across the water. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

6.	Wind patterns are named by the direction from which they are blowing. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

7.	When jet liners were first built a new wind pattern was found. It is called the jet stream. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

8.	The jet stream speed is very slow. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

9.	When air blows around and around in a spiral, it is called a cyclone. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

10.	A hurricane is a tropical cyclone, a hurricane can cause a lot of damage. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

11.	Tornado's are the weakest of the cyclones. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

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