Pressure Zones and Wind Belts

What causes areas of high pressure and low pressure?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air ________.

• Rises
• Sinks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air ________.

• Rises
• Sinks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is air doing above a low pressure zone?

• Rising

• Sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is air doing above a high pressure zone?

• Rising

• Sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air always flows from areas of _______ pressure, to areas of _______ pressure.

• high, low
• low, high
• decreasing, increasing
• falling, rising

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air would be flowing _______ high pressure zones.

• toward
• away from

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air would be flowing _______ low pressure zones.

• toward
• away from

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low pressure zones are associated with:

• Sunny Skies/Fair Weather
• Clouds/Precipitation/Storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

High pressure zones are associated with:

• Sunny Skies/Fair Weather
• Clouds/Precipitation/Storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6