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3.1 Wind

Authored by Breanna Garrard

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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3.1 Wind
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What causes wind to blow?

Differences in longitude 
Shock waves from clouds 
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
The rotation of the earth

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?

Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
Air always moves from east to west.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

the moon
the sun
the Earth's surface
the rotation of the Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What causes wind?

convection currents
conduction currents
radiation currents
tropical currents

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

air pressure

weight

altitude

high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

atmosphere

sea level

air pressure

altitude

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