Atmosphere & Winds

Aiden, Emma, and Evelyn are having a debate. Aiden thinks that high air pressure is dense, while Emma believes it's low. Evelyn is confused. Can you help Evelyn figure out which type of air pressure is dense?

• High

• Low

Place the layers of Earth's atmosphere in order (closest to farthest away)

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

​ (a)   air sinks and has high pressure.​

• Warm
• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Bacteria lived in the ____ ocean before the ozone layer formed.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   is heat transfer through direct contact.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

Heat transfer by air movement is called (a)  

• convection
• conduction
• radiation

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is known as:

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Anika, Ava, and Scarlett are planning a picnic. They are wondering about the type of air pressure that could cause clouds and rain, potentially spoiling their plans. Can you help them?

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What would represent a high pressure system on a weather map?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How would a low pressure system be represented on a weather map?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6