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Air Pressure and Wind

Authored by Jennifer Carscadden

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 89+ times

Air Pressure and Wind
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

LOW pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

Sunny
Calm
Stormy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a HIGH-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

stormy
sunny
snowy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Winds are named based on the direction that they....

move to

come from

Neither A nor B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does a SEA Breeze happen?

only at midday

nighttime

in the daytime

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days, the air pressure has been going DOWN. What weather will most happen as a result of the LOW pressure?

Clear, sunny skies and more wind

Clear, sunny skies and dry weather

Cloudy skies and possible rain and storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these winds blow FROM the West to the east ?

Trade Winds

Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does a LAND breeze happen?

in the daytime

in the winter only

at nighttime

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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