Exploring Air Pressure and Wind Dynamics

What are wind and bad breath both made up of?

• Smoke particles

• Dust particles

• Air molecules

• Water molecules

What determines the strength of the wind?

• Humidity

• Air pressure

• Temperature

• Altitude

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Which of the following factors does NOT affect air pressure?

• Wind direction

• Temperature

• Height above sea level

• Amount of water vapor

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What happens to air pressure when air gets warmer and higher?

• It decreases

• It fluctuates

• It increases

• It remains the same

What is the term for the pattern of rising and falling air?

• Convection cell

• Air cycle

• Wind loop

• Pressure system

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In a convection cell at the beach, what is the downdraft?

• Air over the sea cooling and sinking

• Air moving towards the land

• Air moving out to sea

• Air over the land warming and rising

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What effect does the Earth's rotation have on wind?

• It increases wind speed

• It makes wind travel in a straight path

• It stops wind from moving

• It makes wind travel in a curved path

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Which winds blow from the poles and move east-west?

• Polar easterlies

• Tropical winds

• Prevailing westerlies

• Trade winds

Where are trade winds located?

• Near the poles

• In the upper atmosphere

• In the middle latitudes

• Near the equator

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What are the three factors that affect air pressure?

• Temperature, wind speed, and humidity

• Height above sea level, temperature, and amount of water vapor

• Wind direction, temperature, and altitude

• Humidity, altitude, and wind speed