Climate- Day 5

Open Ended

Why do you think understanding weather in different environments and climate zones is important for our daily lives?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the relationship between air pressure and elevation?

• Air pressure increases as elevation increases.

• Air pressure decreases as elevation increases.

• Air pressure stays the same at all elevations.

• Air pressure only changes at sea level.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a material needed for the advanced preparation of the lesson on air pressure?

• Crumpled paper (Sticky note sized)

• 1L or 2L plastic bottle

• Copies of the Notetaking Sheets

• Glass beaker

Open Ended

Describe how you would design a family preparedness plan for natural disasters, including at least two reasons for having such a plan.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are factors that determine weather conditions according to the lesson objectives?

• Air temperature

• Barometric (air) pressure

• Wind speed and direction

• Soil composition

Open Ended

Explain how air temperature, barometric pressure, and elevation can influence weather conditions in different environments.

Multiple Choice

According to the chart, which of the following predictions most likely describes the weather in two of these cities?

• It is raining in Boise and snowing in Boston.

• It is raining in Boise and snowing in St. Louis.

• It is snowing in Boston and raining in Flagstaff.

• It is snowing in Flagstaff and raining in St. Louis.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a cause of natural disasters like hurricanes, as mentioned in the lesson goal?

• Changes in air pressure

• Human activities

• Animal migration

• Earth's rotation

Multiple Choice

What are the three main 'ingredients' needed for a hurricane to form, according to the recipe shown?

• Ocean water, high atmospheric moisture, inflow of air

• Cold air, strong winds, sunlight

• Mountains, forests, rivers

• Clouds, rain, snow

Open Ended

Explain how air pressure is related to wind and weather events like hurricanes. Use information from the video and the hurricane recipe.

Open Ended

Describe a real-life situation where changes in air pressure affect the weather or your daily life. What happens and why?

Multiple Select

Which statements explain why the paper ball comes out of the bottle during the air pressure investigation?

• Air pressure builds up inside the bottle.

• The bottle is completely empty of air.

• Increased air pressure pushes the paper ball out.

• Air moves from high to low pressure.

​What is the reason the paper ball would not go in the water bottle, but came out.

​Fill in the missing words on you anchor chart, fill in the column of air molecules, to show the pressure it has on you.

Multiple Choice

How does air pressure influence wind patterns in Earth's atmosphere?

• Wind moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

• Wind is caused by the rotation of Earth alone and is not affected by air pressure differences.

• Wind moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure to try and balance the pressure difference.

• Wind only occurs when air pressure is equal across all regions, allowing air to move freely.

Multiple Choice

What happens to air pressure as elevation increases?

• Air pressure increases because the air becomes denser at higher elevations.

• Air pressure decreases because there is less air above pushing down.

• Air pressure stays the same regardless of elevation.

• Air pressure increases because temperatures are lower at higher elevations.

Multiple Choice

A student places a piece of paper over the mouth of an empty water bottle and notices that the paper is pushed off when the bottle is squeezed. What type of scientific activity is this?

• An experiment, because the student is testing a hypothesis with controlled variables.

• An observation, because the student is simply noticing what happens without changing any conditions.

• A conclusion, because the student is explaining why the paper moved.

Open Ended

How would you summarize what you learned today about air pressure and elevation?

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about how air pressure and elevation affect weather in different environments and climate zones?