Causes of Weather

The concentration of light that warms the Earth's surface is unequal due to...

• different seasons

• Earth's curved surface

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

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In the winter, the northern hemisphere is tilted ______________ the Sun.

• away

• towards

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A very large mass of air that has nearly uniform properties is called a(n)

• front

• high pressure system

• air mass

• low pressure system

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A region where air is descending is

• high pressure

• low pressure

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A clockwise rotation is called a(n)

• cyclone

• coriollis effect

• anticyclone

• front

This type of pressure system can be hundreds of kilometers across.

• low pressure

• high pressure

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As air rises, wind flows _____________________ around the low pressure center.

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

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__________________ are generally smaller than _______________.

• lows, highs

• highs, lows

This type of system brings unstable conditions, which cause changing weather, precipitation, and often storms.

• lows

• highs

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Wind travels from an area of _______________ pressure to an area of _______________ pressure.

• low, high

• high, low

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