TnReady Review 22/23

Surface currents move because of trade winds and westerlies

• false
• true

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The horizontal movement of air caused by the differences in air pressure

• jet stream
• monsoon
• wind chill factor
• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is NOT an example of a global wind

• global winds
• easterlies
• land breeze
• westerlies

The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve

• Coriolis Effect
• Cuticle Effect
• Revolution
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air moves from _______ pressure to _______ pressure.

• Low, High
• High, Low
• Warm, Cold
• Cold, Warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold air is ________ than warm air.

• Less dense
• Lighter
• More dense
• more energetic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Surface currents are mainly caused by

• The Coriolis Effect
• Cold and Warm Water
• Convection
• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a current bounces off a continent and changes direction, this is called

• Global Winds
• Deflection
• The Coriolis Effect
• Redirection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm water is ________ dense and _________ than cold water

• More, Heavier
• Less, Heavier
• Less, Lighter
• More, Lighter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer