Level 1 Mastery Check--Wind

Winds curve (or deflect) across our Earth because

• the Earth is flat

• the Earth does not move

• the Earth rotates

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

• the Earth to rotate on its axis
• continental deflection
• global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
• global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?

• less dense and less pressure than warm air
• more dense and more pressure than warm air
• more dense and less pressure than warm air
• less dense and more pressure than warm air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the name for cooler air blowing from the sea to land?

• Sea Breeze
• Land Breeze
• Mountain Breeze
• None of the Above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are cold winds that blow from east to west in the polar regions?

• polar easterlies
• trade winds
• prevailing westerlies
• jet streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west
• north to south
• south to west
• west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

Density of air is greater at high altitudes.

• true
• false