Winds/Air Mass Review

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Cold Air

,

(b) Warm Air

• Less Dense

• More Dense

• Rises

• Sinks

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Global Winds near the equator.

• Trade Winds

• Global Winds near the poles.

• Polar Easterlies

• Winds that blow across long distances

• Global Winds

• Reason why winds are curved

• Cause of Wind

• Uneven Heating

• Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which heats up faster?

• Land

• Water

Does air move from...

high to low pressure

or

low to high pressure?

• High to Low

• Low to High

Which holds heat longer?

• Land

• Water

Why is Earth heated unevenly?

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis.

• Coriolis Effect

• Wind

• Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Area near the equator with calm winds

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Winds in the middle latitudes

• Sea Breeze

• During the day, breeze from the water

• Doldrums

• Winds that blow over short distances

• Local Wind

• At night, breeze from the land

• Land Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• Narrow band of fast moving air

• Polar Air Mass

• Dry air mass

• Jet Stream

• Warm air mass

• Tropical Air Mass

• Cold air mass

• Continental Air Mass

• Moist air mass

• Maritime Air Mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Place the box where it belongs.

d

c

b

a

Condensation

Evaporation

Precipitation

Run Off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of air mass is represented by A and C ?

• continental polar

• maritime polar

• continental tropical

• maritime tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6