Global Weather Patterns

What gives wind its mass, or substance?

• air pressure

• air molecules

• rain

• fog

What makes air strong or weak?

• air molecules

• air pressure

• rain

• fog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold air is more dense because...

• air molecules are smaller

• air molecules are larger

• air molecules are closer together

• air molecules are farther apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Warm air is less dense because...

• air molecules are smaller

• air molecules are larger

• air molecules are closer together

• air molecules are farther apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When air molecules are closer together, the air is...

• hot

• cold

• dry

• wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When air molecules are farther apart, the air is...

• hot

• cold

• dry

• wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Where does dense air go in the atmosphere?

• up, it rises

• down, it sinks

• it thickens

• it disappears

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where does less dense air go in the atmosphere?

• up, it rises

• down, it sinks

• it thickens

• it disappears

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the pattern of rising and falling air called?

• convection cell

• air pressure

• wind

• air molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When air molecules rise and fall, or move, what does that cause?

• earth's rotation

• wind

• heat

• cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6