Cyclones and Anticyclones

Where does the air move in a CYCLONE?

• Upwards

• Downwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where does the air move in an ANTICYCLONE?

• Upwards

• Downwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather does a CYCLONE bring?

• Clear and calm

• Stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Does a CYCLONE have low or high pressure?

• Low

• High

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How are cyclones different from anticyclones?

• Cyclones rotate outward, Anticyclones rotate inward

• Cyclones rotate clockwise, Anticyclones rotate counterclockwise

• Cyclones occur in the Southern Hemisphere, Anticyclones occur in the Northern Hemisphere

• Cyclones have a low pressure center, Anticyclones have a high pressure center

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which air-mass interaction is most likely to produce a cyclone?

• an interaction between maritime and tropical air masses

• an interaction between maritime and polar air masses

• an interaction between continental and tropical air masses

• an interaction between continental and polar air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Anticyclones are associated with:

• converging winds and ascending air

• converging winds and descending air

• diverging winds and ascending air

• diverging winds and descending air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______ are centers of low pressure

• Cyclones

• Anticyclones

• Barometers

• Jet streams

• Cumulus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where is this hurricane:

• The Northern hemisphere because the air is flowing from high to low pressure

• Southern hemisphere because the air is rotating counterclockwise

• The Northern hemisphere because the air is rotating clockwise

• The Southern hemisphere because the air is rotating clockwise

• The Southern hemisphere because the air is flowing from low to high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where is this hurricane:

• The Northern hemisphere because the air is flowing from high to low pressure

• Southern hemisphere because the air is rotating counterclockwise

• The Northern hemisphere because the air is rotating counterclockwise

• The Southern hemisphere because the air is rotating clockwise

• The Southern hemisphere because the air is flowing from low to high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6