Convection and Wind

Convection and Wind

8th Grade

18 Qs

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Convection and Wind

Convection and Wind

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

18 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cold air is ____________ than warm air and ___________.

more dense; sinks

less dense; rises

more dense; rises

less dense; sinks

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Warm air is ____________ than cold air and ___________.

more dense; sinks

less dense; rises

more dense; rises

less dense; sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When cool air sinks, it creates areas of __________ pressure.

high

low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When warm air rises, it creates areas of __________ pressure.

high

low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The horizontal (side to side) movement of air along Earth's surface is called ____________.

Air currents

Wind

Air Pressure

Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of breeze is this?

Land Breeze

Sea Breeze

Mountain Breeze

Valley Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of breeze is this?

Land Breeze

Sea Breeze

Mountain Breeze

Valley Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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