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Circulation in Earth's Atmosphere

Authored by Tamara Hughson

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Circulation in Earth's Atmosphere
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What causes warm air to rise?

the fact that it's less dense than cold air

The fact that it weighs more than cold air

The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

the fact that its more dense than cold air

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What causes wind to blow?

Differences in longitude

Shock waves from clouds

Differences in air temperature and pressure

The rotation of the earth

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

Spirally

Unevenly

Circularly

Kinetically

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

The length of the seasons

The shape of the earth

the duration of the solar year

The amount of direct sunlight each area receives

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?

Winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected left

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west

winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?

The doldrums around the equator

the jet streams in the northern and southern hemisphere

the North or South Pole

the area around the Mediterranean Sea

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.

Bernoulli's principle

Coriolis effect

high pressure

low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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