ESS.5.1.1 Review

Front

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather? Options: zero air pressure, stable air pressure, a low pressure system, a high pressure system

Back

a high pressure system

Front

What other weather condition is more likely affected by rainfall during the summer season in North Carolina? Options: fog, humidity, wind speed

Back

humidity

Front

How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?

Back

The area would become cooler with less humidity.

Front

What happens to the temperature when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass?

Back

Temperature rises.

Front

Which statement best describes how weather patterns along the equator differ from weather patterns in the mid latitudes?

Back

Temperatures in the mid latitudes vary with the seasons, while temperatures along the equator are consistently warm.

Front

Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure? Options: clear and dry, sunny and cold, sunny with high winds, cloudy with precipitation

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cloudy with precipitation

Front

Which best explains why the air near the top of a mountain is cooler than air at the base of a mountain?

Back

As air pressure decreases, temperature decreases.

Front

Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas in the mid latitudes? Options: Temperatures in the mid latitudes vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter., Temperatures in the mid latitudes are consistently warm all year long., Temperatures in the mid latitudes are consistently cool all year long.

Back

Temperatures in the mid latitudes vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter.

Front

Which instrument is used to determine air pressure? Options: barometer, anemometer, psychrometer, thermometer

Back

barometer

Front

In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?

Back

west to east