
Science Lesson on Winds Pressure
Authored by Charles Martinez
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
wind
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large circular patterns of moving air
movement of air cause by differences in air pressure
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
convection cells
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large, circular patterns of moving air
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Coriolis Effect
bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude
the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation
winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Polar Easterlies
bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude
the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude
narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
westerlies
winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemishpheres
winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres
area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")
area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
horse latitudes
winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres
area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")
area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
trade winds
winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres
area around the equator where there is very little wind ("dull", "sluggish")
area around 30 degrees where there is very little wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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