Pressure Zones and Wind

Pressure Zones and Wind

6th Grade

12 Qs

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Pressure Zones and Wind

Pressure Zones and Wind

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Wilford Brunty

Used 38+ times

FREE Resource

12 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What causes a land breeze to form?

The rising of warmer air over water and the sinking of cooler air over land

The rising of warmer air over land and the sinking of air over water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What causes a sea breeze to form?

The rising of warm air over water and the sinking of cool air over land

The rising of warm air over land and the sinking of cool air over water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes high- and low-pressure areas to form?

Uneven heating of the Earth's surface

Rising of warm moist air and sinking of dry cool air

Differences in density of atmospheric gases

All are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wind moves in what way?

From high to low pressure areas

From low to high pressure areas

From East to West

From West to East

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Low pressure zones have surface winds that move

in a counterclockwise motion

in a clockwise motion

from North to South

from South to North

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

High pressure zones have surface winds that move

in a counterclockwise motion

in a clockwise motion

from North to South

from South to North

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

High pressure areas usually experience this weather

Cloudy and warm

Sunny and hot

Cloudy and cool

Sunny and cool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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