
6.BOWER WIND and OCEAN CURRENTS
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What causes wind?
low pressure
Air moves from regions of high pressure to regions of low pressure.
high pressure
weather patterns
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
When two air masses of different densities collide, it's called__________.
a front
a high pressure zone
hurricane
storm
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following statements best describes how the Gulf Stream affects the weather along the east coast?
It makes the air less humid and brings less rain to the area
It makes the air temperature warmer and the air more humid
It makes the air temperature cooler and the winds stronger
It makes the wind stronger and brings less rain to the area
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which best describes a characteristic of a jet stream?
It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass
It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane
It forces hot air along the equator to rise to areas across North America
It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why are ocean currents important to coastal regions?
They can warm or coool the air temperatures along coastal regions.
They produce high and low tides along coastal regions
They produce warm air temperatures along coastal regions
They increase the rate of precipitation as cold water moves along coastal regions
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What happens to the temperature RANGE near the ocean?
the range is usually smaller
the range is usually bigger
it does not matter
They stay the same
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does weather tend to move eastward across the central United States?
Global winds blow generally from west to east in the middle latitudes. Mountain breezes blow from the western mountains across the country.
Warmer air from the West Coast tends to spread out toward cooler air over the East Coast.
Air moves from higher air pressure over the Pacific Ocean to lower air pressure over the Atlantic Ocean.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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