Bill Nye Wind

Wind is caused by...

• The Sun

• The Rotation of the Earth

• Air Pressure

• All of these things

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_______________________ is caused by the heating and the cooling of the earth.

• wind

• water

• sand

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What can you expect to happen when large bodies of hot and cold air meet?

• Nothing

• They'll mix and become the same temperature

• Water will condense causing cloud / preceptitation

• A tear in the space/time continuum will form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the Global Winds to their correct letter:

• Tropical Easterlies

• Label A

• Polar Easterlies

• Label B

• Westerlies

• Label C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the main benefit of using wind energy?

• It produces greenhouse gases.

• It requires a lot of water.

• It is a clean and renewable source.

• It can only be used at night.

_______________________ is caused by the heating and the cooling of the earth.

• wind

• water

• sand

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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When we say warm air rises, what is actually happening is that cold air is ____________ warm air up.

• pulling

• pushing

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The ______________________ stream is a high altitude wind that moves from west to east.

• jet

• plane

• tornado

• dirt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Air ____________________ at the equator, and sinks at either pole.

• stays still

• rises

• drops

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The movement of wind in _____________ is called the Coriolis effect.

• circles

• straight lines

• zig zags

• squares

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