Atmospheric Circulation
Authored by Amy Dahl
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9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of the atmosphere features convection cells, wind, clouds, and weather?
the thermosphere
the stratosphere
the mesosphere
the troposphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the effect whereby moving air and water currents bend to the right in the Northern hemisphere because of Earth's rotation?
Hadley
Coriolis
Cumulonimbus
Convection
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hadley, Ferrel, and polar are the names of
bears
feuding Kentucky families
atmospheric circulation cells
cloud types
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Currents of circulating air or other fluid caused by differences in temperature
Jet streams
Trade winds
Coriolis
Convection
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Air that is warmer than the air surrounding it
rises
sinks
stays where it is
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Air that is cooler than the air surrounding it
rises
sinks (descends)
stays where it is
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rising air leads to ____ pressure at ground level
High
Low
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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