Exploring Wind Dynamics and Air Pressure

What are wind and bad breath both made of?

• Smoke particles

• Dust particles

• Water molecules

• Air molecules

What determines the strength of the wind?

• Air pressure

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Altitude

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Which of the following factors does NOT affect air pressure?

• Amount of water vapor

• Temperature

• Height above sea level

• Wind direction

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

• It increases

• It decreases

• It fluctuates

• It remains the same

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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 land warming and rising

• Air over the sea cooling and sinking

• Air over the land cooling and sinking

• Air over the sea warming and rising

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What effect does Earth's rotation have on wind?

• It makes wind travel in a straight path

• It makes wind travel in a curved path

• It has no effect on wind

• It stops wind from moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Trade winds

• Prevailing westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Tropical winds

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Where are trade winds typically found?

• Near the equator

• In the middle latitudes

• Near the poles

• In the upper atmosphere

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What are the three main factors that affect air pressure?

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

• Humidity, wind speed, and altitude

• Temperature, wind speed, and humidity

• Wind direction, altitude, and temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5