Air Pressure and Wind

air is light and rises, warm, wet, cloudy, precipitation

• low pressure

• high pressure

• air pressure

• sea breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

air is heavy and sinks, cool, clear, dry, fair weather with little to no precipitation

• low pressure

• high pressure

• air pressure

• altitude

movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea

• sea breeze

• low pressure

• altitude

• land breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

height above sea level (above the Earth's surface)

• atmosphere

• sea level

• air pressure

• altitude

the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• air pressure

• weight

• altitude

• high pressure

the horizontal movement of air from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure

• high air pressure

• atmosphere

• convection current

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

• wind

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• low air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

instrument that measures atmospheric (air) pressure

• thermometer

• barometer

• altimeter

• wind vane

air surrounding the earth.

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

• air pressure

• altitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• humidity

• hygrometer

• condensation

• evaporation