Pressure and wind

Pressure and wind

6th - 8th Grade

39 Qs

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Pressure and wind

Pressure and wind

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes wind to blow?

Differences in longitude 
Shock waves from clouds 
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
The rotation of the earth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Spirally
Unevenly
Circularly
Kinetically

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do jet streams influence the weather? 

by creating clouds 
by increasing the moisture in the atmosphere 
by moving weather from one area to another very quickly 
by drying out the atmosphere 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When heat rises cools then sinks 

high pressure 
convection current 
low pressure 
stratospheric pressure  

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Convection?

Convection is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

Convection is the movement of matter due to differences in density.

Convection is a belt of calm air and sea.

Convection is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.

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