Weather

How does air move?

• Warm air rises and cool air sinks

• Warm air sinks and cool air rises

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What kind of weather would you expect when you have decreased air pressure?

• Warm temperatures

• Cool temperatures

• Clear conditions

• Cloudy conditions

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What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

• Rain

• Clear skies

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What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?

• Warm temperatures

• Cool temperatures

• Clear conditions

• Cloudy conditions

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What kind of weather would you expect in a high atmospheric pressure system?

• Rain

• Clear skies

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How does wind move?

• From area of high pressure to low pressure

• From areas of low pressure to high pressure

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Why do we have winds on Earth?

• Because of the trade winds

• Because of earth’s orbit around the Sun

• Because earth receives the sun's rays unevenly

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What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Where do warm ocean currents come from

• the poles

• near the land

• the equator

• middle of the oceans

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How to oceans form hurricanes?

• warm air over the equator rises and faster than cold air from the poles

• warm waters provide the energy for hurricanes

• cold water provides the energy for hurricanes

• cold air at the poles is more dense and falls faster than warm air from the equator

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