Pearson Elevate Earth Space Science Topic 2

What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 

• The fact that it weighs more than cold air 

• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

• The length of the seasons

• The shape of the earth 

• the duration of the solar year

• The amount of direct sunlight each area receives 

if you wanted to find the jet steam, where would you go? 

• the area around the poles 

• the area around the equator 

• 10 km above the earth's surface 

• 1 km above the earth's surface 

When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve 

• cloudy 

• Coriolis effect

• high pressure

• low pressure 

When heat rises cools then sinks 

• high pressure 

• convection current 

• low pressure 

• stratospheric pressure  

What causes wind?

• An area of low pressure pushes toward an area of high pressure.

• There is an increase in temperature and an increase in density.

• An area of high pressure pushes toward an area of low pressure.

What is wind?

• air that is moving primarily in a horizontal direction

• air that is moving primarily in a vertical direction

• air that is moving above 15 mph

What causes wind to blow?

• Differences in longitude 

• Shock waves from clouds 

• Differences in air temperature and pressure 

• The rotation of the earth

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

• Spirally

• Unevenly

• Circularly

• Kinetically

What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• None of the Above