Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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When less dense mountain air rises and is replaced by cooler, denser valley air

mountain breeze

land breeze

sea breeze

valley breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

sea breeze

land breeze

valley breeze

mountain breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Air going towards the equator that is defected by the Coriolis effect. These are named because of their usefulness to merchant vessels

trade winds

prevailing westerlies

jet streams

squall lines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What characteristic do global winds and local winds share?

They are both wind.

They are both created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.

They both occur in small areas.

They both occur in small areas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

Earth's revolution

Earth's magnetic field

Earth's rotation

Earth's gravitational pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The general pattern of winds around a high pressure area is clockwise, outward. The general pattern of winds around a low pressure area is counterclockwise, inward. Based on the information provided, which Texas city shown will most likely have winds from the north?

Port Arthur

Galveston

Corpus Christi

Brownsville

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The general pattern of winds around a high pressure area is clockwise, outward. The general pattern of winds around a low pressure area is counterclockwise, inward. Based on the information provided, the winds in Monterrey, Mexico will be mainly from the -

north.

east.

south.

west.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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