Atmosphere Circulation and Pressure Quiz

Air Pressure & Winds: Surface winds blow in response to

• Differences in air pressure

• Temperature variations

• Changes in humidity

• Variations in sunlight

Air Pressure & Winds: Surface winds blow in response toDifferences in air pressure are caused by ____________________ of the Earth’s surface

• Uneven heating

• Variations in wind speed

• Changes in humidity

• Alterations in temperature

Air Pressure & Winds: Surface winds blow in response to

• High pressure to places of low pressure

• Cold temperatures to polar temperatures

• Light to dark

• Dry to wet

Air Pressure & Winds: Which instrument is this?

• Rain Gauge

• Weather Balloon

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

Air Pressure & Winds: What instrument is this?

• Anemomter

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind Vane

Air Pressure & Winds: What instrument is this?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Thermometer

Air Pressure & Winds: What instrument is this?

• Wind Vane

• Weather Satellite

• Barometer

• Anemometer

Air Pressure & Winds: How are winds named?

• The direction from which they come

• By the speed of the wind

• By the type of weather they bring

• By the states of matter it carries

Air Pressure & Winds: For example, a southwesterly wind comes from the _____________ and blows toward the _______________.

• Southwest, Northeast

• Northsouth, Eastwest

• Eastnorth, Westsouth

• West, South

Air Pressure & Winds: What are isobars?

• Lines on a map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.

• Areas on a map with the same temperature

• Graphs that show the relationship between two variables

• Contours on a map indicating the same elevation