Weather Unit 2 Review

Air pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down

• water vapor in the atmosphere

• greenhouse gases

• solar radiation

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Density of air molecules would be greater ________.

• at the top of the mountain
• at the bottom of the mountain
• at the center of the mountain

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What causes differences in air pressure? 

• Warm air rising, and cold air sinking.

• Cold air rising, and warm air sinking. 

• Wind 

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What causes wind?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in gravity

• difference in oxygen

• differences in the thermosphere

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny
• Calm
• Cloudy

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High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• clear and dry
• cloudy and wet

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Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?

• City W
• City X
•  City Y
• City Z

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Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Michael most likely observe as a result?

• increasingly clear skies and more wind
• increasingly clear skies and dry weather
• increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms

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