What is Wind?

What is Wind?

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is wind?

Back

Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: The area around the equator is a low pressure zone.

Back

True

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to cool air?

Back

Cool air sinks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to warm air?

Back

Warm air rises.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we call a fast-moving global wind that wraps around the world in both hemispheres?

Back

Jet Stream.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are Hadley cells?

Back

Hadley cells are convection cells that bring heat from the equator up through the latitudes.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What direction do land breezes blow?

Back

Land breezes blow from land to sea.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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