Global Patterns of Atmospheric Movement Quiz

What type of front does this symbol represent?

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

• Cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of front can cause multiple days of rain in an area?

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold air is more dense and sinks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this image represent?

• Cold front
• Red bulbous things
• Warm front
• Sarah Ju

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is wind?

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in temperature

• Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds move from...

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind moves around the world in this type of way:

• 
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon
• the sun
• the Earth's surface
• the rotation of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do we have weather?

• the earth is heated unevenly by the sun

• the earth is dry in some places- really, really dry.

• the earth's surface is mostly covered by water.

• the earth has an awesome magnetic field that keeps us alive!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Regions of low pressure are

• Stable with little air movement; air masses form here

• Unstable, with air movement, changing conditions, and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6