Global Atmospheric Movement 8.10B

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Science

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8th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5

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Katarina Peralez

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If Earth’s surface was evenly heated by the sun, would there be winds? Why or why not?

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Multiple Choice

What is atmospheric pressure?

Atmospheric pressure is the force applied by the sun's rays on the Earth.

Atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere in a given area.

Atmospheric pressure is the weight of clouds in the sky, around 50 kPa.

Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by ocean waves, roughly 80 kPa.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes how wind forms?

Wind forms when air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

Wind forms when air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

Wind forms when the sun heats the ground directly.

Wind forms only at night when temperatures drop.

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Multiple Select

Select all the factors that contribute to global wind patterns.

Earth's rotation

The Coriolis effect

Differences in air pressure

The shape of continents

Multiple Choice

Explain how differences in temperature at the poles and the equator affect global wind patterns.

Differences in temperature at the poles and the equator create pressure variations that drive global wind patterns.

Wind patterns are solely determined by ocean currents and not temperature variations.

Pressure changes at the equator cause winds to blow towards the poles.

Temperature differences lead to uniform wind patterns across the globe.

Multiple Choice

What causes air to move in the atmosphere according to the concept of differential heating?

The rotation of the Earth

The gravitational pull of the moon

Convection due to the sun's energy heating Earth's surface

The presence of mountains and valleys

Multiple Choice

How does uneven heating of Earth's surface contribute to the formation of global winds?

Uneven heating of Earth's surface creates pressure differences that drive global winds.

Uneven heating causes ocean currents that affect wind patterns.

Uniform heating leads to stable air masses that prevent wind formation.

Uneven heating creates temperature zones that block wind movement.

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