Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

The general pattern of winds around a high pressure area is clockwise, outward. The general pattern of winds around a low pressure area is counterclockwise, inward. Based on the information provided, the winds in St Louis, Missouri will be mainly from the -

• north.

• east.

• south.

• west.

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The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently saw a rise in air pressure?

• Baltimore

• Jacksonville

• Portland

• Rapid City

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown will most likely experience a drop in pressure over the next few days?

• Baltimore

• Jacksonville

• Portland

• Rapid City

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown will likely see a drop in temperature in the near future?

• Albany

• Bismarck

• Nashville

• San Diego

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is lower than that of surrounding locations; usually associated with stormy weather

• Low Pressure Area

• No Pressure Area

• Mid Pressure Area

• High Pressure Area

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What is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface?

• Air Pressure

• Jet Stream

• Radiation

• Trade Winds

What is a Hadley Cell?

• a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30 degrees North or South

• A wind that blows from the land to the sea due to local temperature and pressure differences

• Global winds that blow constantly from the same direction

• Dominant winds of the mid-latitudes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment, usually associated with dry weather

• High Pressure Area

• Low Pressure Area

• Mid Pressure Area

• No Pressure Area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Prevailing cold winds that blow from the east to the west near the North Pole and South Pole?

• Polar Easterlies

• Westerlies

• Coriolis Effect

• Prevailing Winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What are prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres?

• Trade Winds

• Land Breeze

• Hadley Cell

• Jet Stream

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