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Wind and Air Pressure

Wind and Air Pressure

Assessment

Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jeff Lanzilotta

Used 108+ times

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1 Slide • 19 Questions

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Wind and Air Pressure

Let's review wind and air pressure.

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2

Multiple Choice

When there is LOW air pressure, there is __________ of air molecules.

1

a lot

2

a little bit

3

none

3

Multiple Choice

Air that is moving is called ______________.

1

coriolis

2

humidity

3

wind

4

temperature

4

Multiple Choice

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What is the instrument used to measure air pressure?

1

anemometer

2

barometer

3

thermometer

4

hygrometer

5

Fill in the Blank

Type answer...

6

Multiple Select

Which of these are caused by the Coriolis Effect? Check all that apply.

1

tornados

2

earthquakes

3

global winds

4

tsunamis

5

hurricanes

7

Multiple Choice

What is the instrument that is used to measure wind speed?

1

barometer

2

anemometer

3

wind vane

4

hygrometer

8

Multiple Choice

If there is a Southwest wind, which direction is it blowing?

1

FROM Southwest TO Northeast

2

FROM Northeast TO Southwest

3

FROM South TO West

9

Multiple Choice

Winds are always named after the direction they are blowing ________________.

1

FROM

2

TO

10

Multiple Choice

The range of numbers on a barometer go from ___________ to ___________ inches.

1

29 to 31

2

28 to 32

3

28 to 31

4

27 to 31

11

Multiple Select

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Look at the picture. Check all that are true. Use the compass to help you. (The compass is NOT an answer)

1

The wind is blowing from the West

2

The wind is blowing to the East

3

The wind is a westerly (west wind)

4

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13

Multiple Choice

If the barometer reads 28.7 inches, what would the weather be like?

1

sunny

2

clear and fair

3

cloudy and stormy

4

hot and humid

14

Multiple Choice

What would the sky look like if the barometer reads 30.8 inches.

1

clear

2

cloudy

3

precipitation

4

low pressure

15

Open Ended

How does the sun create wind?

16

Multiple Choice

The Coriolis Effect says that the Earth's _________________ makes the wind bent and spin in all directions.

1

gravity

2

clouds

3

rotation

4

humidity

17

Multiple Choice

When the air is thick and dense, it has _________________ air pressure.

1

HIGH

2

LOW

3

no (none)

18

Multiple Select

On a weather map, how can you show that there is bad/severe weather and precipitation? Check all that apply.

1

Cumulonimbus clouds

2

L

3

front lines

4

H

5

high humidity

19

Multiple Choice

In a convection current, hot air _____________ and cold air ______________.

1

rises - expands

2

contracts - condenses

3

sinks - rises

4

rises - sinks

20

Multiple Choice

Air moves from areas of ____________ pressure to areas of ______________ pressure.

1

high to low

2

low to high

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