Global Winds & Jet Stream

Global Winds & Jet Stream

6th Grade

22 Qs

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Global Winds & Jet Stream

Global Winds & Jet Stream

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-5

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Winds are caused by

equal heating

unequal heating

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the jet stream?

Precipitation in North Carolina

Weather over a long period of time

Strong winds above the Earth's surface

Football flying over the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east

Jet Stream

doldrums

equator

polar easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which has the greatest effect on the movement of the jet stream? 

size of clouds
amount of precipitation
differences in air temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North

America.

It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the jet stream affect the weather?

The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
The jet stream does not affect the weather.
The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
The jet stream brings only bad weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the jet stream affect the weather?

The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
The jet stream does not affect the weather.
The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
The jet stream brings only bad weather.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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