Pressure, Wind, and Fronts Quiz

How does air pressure change with altitude?

• Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude.

• Air pressure fluctuates randomly with increasing altitude.

• Air pressure remains constant with increasing altitude.

• Air pressure increases with increasing altitude.

Select the statements that are TRUE when the pressure jar is SQUEEZED.

• The air particles become smaller

• The volume decreases

• The pressure increases

• Nothing happens.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Air always moves from ​ (a)   pressure to ​ (b)   pressure to reach ​ (c)   _ .

• high
• low
• equilibrium
• _____

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does air pressure change as you move up a mountain? Label the appropriate air pressures.

b

a

Cold Pressure

High pressure

Warm Pressure

Low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• Low Density

• 
• High Density

• 
• Medium Density

• 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Why does the chip bag expand as you go up a mountain?

• There is more air pressure up higher so the particles expand inside the bag.

• There is less air pressure up higher so the particles compress inside the bag.

• There is more air pressure up higher and so the bag wants to reach equilibrium.

• The air is less dense and therefore has less pressure so the particles can expand inside the bag.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the three types of weather fronts?

• sunny fronts

• rain fronts

• cold fronts, warm fronts, and stationary fronts

• thunderstorm fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The smooth lines on a pressure map that indicate where areas of similar are pressure is.

• meteorology

• wind

• isobars

• millibars

Match the following

• Cold Front

• 
• High Pressure

• 
• Low Pressure

• 
• Warm Front

• 
• Stationary Front

• 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are weather fronts?

• Lines of longitude

• Regions of low humidity

• Areas of high pressure

• Boundaries between air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6