Weather- FIT

Weather is driven by ______

• Rotation of the Earth on its axis

• Uneven heating of Earth's surface

• Revolution of the Earth around the sun

• The moon's Gravity

What type of heat transfer drives weather in the atmosphere?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Convection happens when _______

• Warm fluids rise and cold fluids sink

• Warm fluids sink and cold fluids rise

• Heat moves through touch

High Pressure usually brings what kind of weather?

• Sunny

• Stormy

• Rainy

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Low pressure brings what type of weather?

• Sunny

• Stormy

• Calm

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• Stormy

• Sunny

• Snowy

• Hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Michael most likely observe as a result?

• Increasingly clear skies and more wind

• Increasingly clear skies and dry weather

• increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms

Wind always moves from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.

• Low, Low

• High, High

• Low, High

• High, Low

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure

• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

What type of front is this

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded