High and Low Pressure Earth Science

What type of weather does a high pressure system bring to an area?

• sunny and dry weather

• cold, rainy weather

• Snow

• lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather does a Low Pressure system bring?

• happy, sunny clear weather

• lousy, cold, rainy weather

• lightning

• rainbows and unicorns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The atmosphere is.....

• Below the mantle

• the layer of gases surrounding the planet

• Carbon Dioxide

• The ozone layer

An isobar shows air in the atmosphere with the same amount of _________________.

• water

• temperature

• air pressure

What type of pressure gives stormy weather

• High Pressure System
• Low Pressure System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of pressure means clear skies

• High Pressure
• Low Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same

What causes winds?

• air moving from high to low pressure

• air moving from low to high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny
• Calm
• Stormy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?

• City W
• City X
•  City Y
• City Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5