Read There's Something in the Wind and answer the following questions.
Then Return to Kids and Kites in the Classrrom.

1. What is wind and what causes it  ?
 
 
 

2. What are the three major groups of winds?
 
 
 

3. What are the four examples of episodic winds?
 
 
 

4.What produces the March winds that kite flyers love?
 
 
 
 

5. What is the best wind speed for flying kites?
 
 
 

6. Who created the wind scale to assist sailors and kite flyers ?
 
 
 

7. What type of kite flies best at wind speeds of 19-24 MPH ?
 
 
 

8. What is the land-wind effect at Scale level 3 on the Beaufort Scale?
 
 
 

9. Why is it not recommended to fly kites at speeds of 41 MPH ?