Weather Unit review

What is a narrow band of strong winds that blows from west to east?

• a cold front

• a Hadley cell

• a jet stream

• a trade wind

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Which of the following best describes wind?

• moving water

• moving air

• moving clouds

• moving sunlight

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What produces areas of different pressures, where air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, creating wind?

• the uneven heating of Earth by the Sun's energy

• the even heating of Earth by the Sun's energy

• the rotating of Earth as it orbits the Sun

• the tilt of Earth on its axis as it orbits the Sun

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What is the Coriolis effect?

• winds changing direction from easterlies to westerlies

• changing the level of salinity in the ocean thus decreasing the density

• the curving of global winds due to the earth's constant rotation

• the deflection of currents off of a large land mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the jet stream brings polar air to the southern part of the United States, what happens to the weather in the northern United States?

• Northerners experience a longer summer.

• Northerners experience a longer winter.

• The temperatures get warmer.

• The temperatures get colder.

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Where is a thunderstorm most likely to form?

• in the center of a large mass of cold, dry air

• in the center of a large mass of warm, humid air

• where two masses of warm, humid air collide with each other

• where a warm, humid air mass collides with a dry, cold air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the map indicate the weather will be for Alex's city?

• Stormy weather caused by a cold front.

• Clear weather caused by an area of high pressure.

• Clear weather caused by a cold front.

• Stormy weather caused by an area of high pressure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which description of the air masses is best supported by the data?

• Heavier, warm air rises as lighter, cold air approaches. This causes air pressure to drop.

• Lighter, warm air rises as heavier, cold air approaches. This causes air pressure to rise.

• Lighter, warm air rises as denser, cold air approaches. This causes air pressure to drop.

• Heavier, warm air rises as lighter, cold air approaches. This causes air pressure to rise.

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What type of air mass do these high-pressure air masses collide with to create so many tornadoes?

• moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico

• dry, warm, high-pressure air masses from the Atlantic Ocean

• moist, cool, low-pressure air masses from Canada

• dry, cool, high-pressure air masses from Alaska

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How are air pressure and altitude related?

• As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.

• As altitude increases, air pressure increases.

• As altitude increases, air pressure remains the same.

• As altitude increases, air pressure increases and then decreases.