Wind

Wind blows from ______ pressure areas to _____ pressure areas.

• high; low
• warm; cool
• cool; warm
• low; high

Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.

• high
• some
• low
• none

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does the air move in a sea breeze?

• wind moves from north to south
• wind moves from ocean to the land
• wind moves from the land to the ocean
• wind moves from south to north

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds are caused by 

• equal heating 
• unequal heating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes land and sea breezes?

• The wind and the ocean
• The ocean
• Convection
• Density

Land heats up and cools down faster than water.

• True
• False

Water is _______ than land during the day, causing a sea breeze.

• hotter
• larger
• cooler
• warmer

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6