Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems
Explore the fundamentals of atmospheric circulation and its impact on global weather systems for Grade 6 students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is the primary cause of atmospheric circulation on Earth?
The Earth's rotation
Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
The moon's gravitational pull
Ocean currents
2. What is the name of the effect that causes winds to deflect due to Earth's rotation?
Greenhouse Effect
Coriolis Effect
Doppler Effect
Magnus Effect
3. Air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure is called .
4. The three major global wind belts are the trade winds, the westerlies, and the .
5. Warm air is less dense and tends to rise, while cool air is more dense and tends to sink.
True
False
6. Weather systems always move from east to west in the Northern Hemisphere.
True
False
7. Explain how the unequal heating of Earth's surface leads to atmospheric circulation.
8. Describe the difference between a high-pressure system and a low-pressure system, and how each generally affects weather.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
9. Jet Stream
a. A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics.
10. Air Mass
b. The boundary between two different air masses.
11. Front
c. A fast-flowing, narrow, meandering air current in the atmosphere.
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