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Currents, wind and weather
Currents, wind and weather
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For 5th-7th grade science
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What is the movement of air caused by different air pressure?
wind
the Coriolis Effect
surface currents
Gas
2
Surface currents are affected by all of these except
the Coriolis Effect
Global Winds
continental deflections
snow
3
A barometer measures
air pressure
temperature
humidity
weight
4
The boundary between two air masses is called a
air mass boundary
line
front
front line
5
If the barometer reading is going up, the weather is likely to
improve
stay the same
form a sharknado!
get worse
6
True or False. Currents do not have a significant effect on a regional climate.
True
idk
False
Absolutely maybe
7
Due to the rotation of the earth, wind & currents circulate. This is called...
continental deflection
the wheels on the bus go round
the Coriolis Effect
circulation circumnavigation
8
Where does the energy come from that initiates the chain of events that leads to wind?
the ocean
the air
the sun
the moon
9
The Gulf Stream is a big current that takes ________ water from the Gulf toward England.
fresh
bubbly
cold
warm
10
Global winds blowing across the ocean can create what?
middle currents
surface currents
deep currents
tornadoes
11
When a current hits land and changes direction, this is called what?
a u-turn
continental deflection
upwelling
the Coriolis Effect
12
A storm is most likely to occur
in an area of high pressure
along a front
over the ocean
on a hot day