Benchmark Review: Air Pressure and Wind Belts

What heat transfer process moves heat through the atmosphere?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in air composition

• air with similar composition

• Earth's rotation

What forms as a result of differences in air pressure

• wind

• volcanoes

• humidity

• snow

Wind moves from _________ pressure to __________ pressure.

• high:low

• low:high

• high:high

• low:low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is defined as - "air that moves from high pressure to low pressure"?

• snow

• wind

• ocean currents

• Earth's rotation

What type of pressure is formed in this picture?

• high pressure

• low pressure

What type of pressure is formed in the picture?

• high pressure

• low pressure

Which picture shows high pressure?

• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which picture shows low pressure?

• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does warm air rise?

• because it is less dense

• because it is more dense

• because it weighs more

• because it has a greater mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6