Air Pressure

What is air pressure measured in?

• Kilograms

• Inches

• Pounds

• Millibars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is associated with high pressure systems?

• Dry

• Windy

• Rainy

• Cloudy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind to flow?

• Moon's pull

• Tornadoes

• Uneven heating of the Earth

• Sun's gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a boundary between air masses called?

• Line

• Border

• Front

• Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front is represented by triangles?

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

• Cold front

• Warm front

What type of front is represented by semi-circles?

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is moist and warm?

• mP

  Maritime Polar

• cP

  Continental Polar

• mT

  Maritime Tropical

• cT

  Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of air mass is dry and cold?

• mP

  Maritime Polar

• cP

  Continental Polar

• mT

  Maritime Tropical

• cT

  Continental Tropical

If an air mass is coming from the North and over the ocean, what type of air mass is it?

• mP

  Maritime Polar

• cP

  Continental Polar

• mT

  Maritime Tropical

• cT

  Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If an air mass is coming from the South and over land, what type of air mass is it?

• mP

  Maritime Polar

• cP

  Continental Polar

• mT

  Maritime Tropical

• cT

  Continental Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5