High vs Low Pressure

Sunny, warm weather is associated with _____ pressure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rainy, stormy weather is associated with ______ pressure.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When temperature increases:

• Pressure increases

• Pressure decreases

• Altitude decreases

• Density increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When altitude (height above sea level) decreases

• Pressure increases

• Pressure decreases

A cold front meets a warm front, what happens?

• They cancel each other out

• The cold air will rise above the warm air

• There will be sunny, clear conditions

• The warm air will rise above the cold air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What conditions are present in equatorial (tropical) areas?

• High pressure and sunny skies

• Deserts caused by descending, cool dry air

• Low pressure and high rainfall

• Snowy, polar conditions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deserts are caused in subtropical regions because:

• Cool, dry air descends here

• High pressure systems are present here

• Warm, moist air rises here

• The altitude is very high

Check all boxes that apply. At Pressure system 1 on the map, the air will be:

• Humid

• Dry

• Warm

• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Check all boxes that apply. At Pressure system 2 on the map, the air will be:

• Humid

• Dry

• Warm

• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Check all boxes that apply. When altitude (height above sea level) increases:

• Pressure increases

• Pressure decreases

• Temperature increases

• Temperature decreases