Weather Review

Wind is caused by

____________________.

• The unequal heating and

  cooling of the Earth

• . The Moon’s gravity

• The revolution of the Earth

  around the Sun

• Hot air falling in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Energy from the ______

causes the Earth to heat

unequally throughout the

day.

• Stars

• Moon

• Sun

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air is

____________ than

cool air.

• More dense

• Less dense

•  Heavier

• More compressed

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Cool air is

____________ than

warm air.

• More dense

• Less dense

•  Lighter

• Less compressed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What instrument is used

to read air pressure?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Graduated cylinder

The air pressure is 1030 mb

(high) in Houston, TX. What

kind of weather would you

expect?

• Rainy and cold

• Sunny and dry

• Thunderstorms and hot

• Snowy and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where do hurricanes

generally form?

• Near the poles

• Near the equator

• Near Alaska

• Off the coast Northern

  Europe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes have very

_____ pressure.

•  High

• Hot

• Low

• Moderate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is true about

hurricanes?

•  Need warm water to

  develop

• Need rotational winds to

  develop

•  Need area of low

  pressure to form

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which area of the

United States is most

likely to be impacted by

hurricanes?

• Pacific Northwest

• Florida and East coast

•  Northern United States

• California

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2