Air Pressure and Wind

What direction do air particles move to create wind?

• High pressure-> Low pressure

• Low pressure-> High pressure

• High pressure-> High pressure

• Low pressure-> Low pressure

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In a high pressure system...

• particles are close together

• particles are far apart

• there are no particles

• the particles are moving very fast

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As you go up in altitude, air pressure...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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If there is a high pressure system over Minnesota and a low pressure system over Missouri, which direction will wind be blowing in Iowa?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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As pressure increases, density...

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases

As you go up in altitude, density...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

If the air is cold, what does that tell you about the air pressure and density?

• Air pressure and density are both high

• Air pressure and density are low

• Air pressure is high but density is low

• Air pressure is low but density is high

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The atmospheric pressure is greatest when the air is...

• Cold

• Hot

• Temperature does not affect pressure

How does the Coriolis Effect impact winds?

• It is the reason that we perceive winds as traveling in a straight line.

• It is the reason that we perceive winds as traveling in an arc.

• It makes winds travel twice as fast.

• It causes earthquakes.

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This is the reason why hot air particles rise:

• They are less dense than cold air

• They are more dense than cold air

• They a traveling very slowly

• They are undergoing a state change from a solid to a liquid

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