High and Low Pressure (Weather)

A high pressure system will cause what kind of weather?

• a hurricane

• a tornado

• dry, clear skies

• humid day with overcast skies

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What type of weather goes with this symbol?

• Clear, sunny skies

• Cloudy skies

• Hot temperature

• Thunderstorms

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In _______ pressure systems, air rises

• high

• low

• medium

• none

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What kind of pressure predicts good weather?

• high

• low

• cold

• stationary

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Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure

• low pressure

• hurricane

• weather system

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Why is there a low pressure zone at the equator?

• because it is always warm, which causes the air to warm and rise

• because it is always warm, which causes the air to cool and sink

• because it is always cool, which causes the air to warm and rise

• because it is always cool, which causes the air to cool and sink

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Which system brings in precipitation?

• low-pressure system

• high-pressure system

• positive-pressure system

• negative-pressure system

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What causes differences in air pressure around earth ?

• Warm air rises at the equator, and cold air sinks at the poles.

• Equator gets over heated

• Poles get over heated

• Differences in salinity levels in the ocean

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Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is an example of what?

• hurricanes

• Coriolis Effect

• Earth's rotation

• convection

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Where are high-pressure belts located?

• 0 degrees

• 30 degrees north and south

• 60 degrees north and south

• the equator

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