Air Pressure and Wind

Air pressure always moves from ____ to ____ pressure.

• low to high

• large to small

• high to low

• north to south

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Warmer air has what kind of pressure?

• low pressure

• high pressure

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When air moves from high to low pressure it creates . . .

• clouds

• rain

• wind

• temperature

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When there are lots of clouds out, what kind of pressure is it?

• low pressure

• high pressure

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When pressure drops, what is most likely about to happen?

• It is going to precipitate.

• The sky is going to clear.

• The wind will slow down.

• The grass will die.

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Colder air has what kind of pressure?

• lower pressure

• higher pressure

On a weather map, what is the symbol for low pressure?

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In the US, winds mostly move from ______ to ______.

• north to west

• south to north

• west to east

• east to west

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What is the name of the winds that normally happen in the US?

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• northern winds

• polar easterlies

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During the day, what kind of wind do we have near a larger body of water?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• Coriolis Effect

• prevailing westerlies

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