Wind

_____________ wind systems determine the major weather patterns for the entire planet.

• Equator
• Polar
• Global
• Simple

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The uneven heating of land forms _________ __________.

• storm systems
• weather systems
• westerlies systems
• wind systems

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________________ is caused by differences in air pressure

• Storm
• Wind
• Water
• Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Areas of ___________ pressure move to areas of ___________ pressure.

• high, low
• medium, little
• low, high
• no, some

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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As density and pressure increases, temperature will _______________.

• stay the same
• increase
• decrease
• go away

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When temperature increases what happens to the density and pressure?

• They will stay the same.
• They will decrease.
• They will increase.
• They will go away.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Particles naturally move from where they are ________________ crowded to where they are ___________ crowded.

• more, less
• less, more
• not, more
• less, not

What causes wind and air movement?

• temperature and pressure
• density and temperature
• density and pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

____________ currents are simply the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.

• Surface
• Electrical
• Density
• Convection

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The effect of the earth's rotation on wind is the _____________ Effect

• Butterfly
• Coriolis
• Wind
• Rotation

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