Pressure Systems

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Pressure Systems

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What do you notice about the picture?

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Write any main ideas here you want to remember

Summarize the big ideas about High and Low pressure in your notebook!

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Tre notices the barometric pressure is falling when he fills out his weather log. His friend in the afternoon saw the same thing. In fact, the pressure has been dropping all day. Describe what will most likely happen with the weather later tonight or tomorrow.

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Create a diagram comparing the movement of air in a high and low pressure system. Make sure you include labels

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Check out this quick video to sum up the big ideas about pressure systems and how they are used to predict weather.

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What do you notice about the picture?

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Write one wondering question you have about this picture.

What direction does air move in high pressure systems?

From low pressure areas to high pressure areas

From high pressure areas to low pressure areas

Remain stationary

Randomly changing directions

What type of weather is commonly associated with high pressure systems?

Heavy rainfall

Snowy conditions

Stormy weather

Clear, calm weather

Why do winds blow from high to low pressure regions?

Due to gravity

Due to Earth's rotation

To balance out the pressure differences

Because of thermal heating

What is the Coriolis effect?

A gravitational pull by the moon

Essence of Earth's magnetic field

An effect that causes moving objects to follow a curved path due to the Earth's rotation

The movement of air due to temperature differences

Why wind doesn't move in a straight line due to the Coriolis effect?

Because of the rotation of the Earth

Because of the high pressure of the wind

Because of the presence of mountains and buildings

Due to the unequal heating of the Earth

How does the Coriolis effect influence weather pattern?

It changes the Earth's temperature

It directly causes thunderstorms

It helps in the rotation of storm systems

It increases rainfall in the tropics

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Write any main ideas here you want to remember

Summarize the big ideas about High and Low pressure in your notebook!

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Tre notices the barometric pressure is falling when he fills out his weather log. His friend in the afternoon saw the same thing. In fact, the pressure has been dropping all day. Describe what will most likely happen with the weather later tonight or tomorrow.

Create a diagram comparing the movement of air in a high and low pressure system. Make sure you include labels

Check out this quick video to sum up the big ideas about pressure systems and how they are used to predict weather.

Write one wondering question you have about this picture.

What direction does air move in high pressure systems?

From low pressure areas to high pressure areas

From high pressure areas to low pressure areas

Remain stationary

Randomly changing directions

What type of weather is commonly associated with high pressure systems?

Heavy rainfall

Snowy conditions

Stormy weather

Clear, calm weather

Why do winds blow from high to low pressure regions?

Due to gravity

Due to Earth's rotation

To balance out the pressure differences

Because of thermal heating

What is the Coriolis effect?

A gravitational pull by the moon

Essence of Earth's magnetic field

An effect that causes moving objects to follow a curved path due to the Earth's rotation

The movement of air due to temperature differences

Why wind doesn't move in a straight line due to the Coriolis effect?

Because of the rotation of the Earth

Because of the high pressure of the wind

Because of the presence of mountains and buildings

Due to the unequal heating of the Earth

How does the Coriolis effect influence weather pattern?

It changes the Earth's temperature

It directly causes thunderstorms

It helps in the rotation of storm systems

It increases rainfall in the tropics

Match the type of weather with the pressure system it is typically associated with

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Cloudy weather		High pressure system
		Low pressure system
Clear skies

Match the pressure system description with its type

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Denser air		Low pressure system
Air sinks, reduces humidity and usually results in clear skies		Low pressure system
Meteorologists refer to it as a cyclone		High pressure system
Air rises, increases humidity and often results in rain		High pressure system

If the barometric pressure is rising, will do you think the weather will become more or less cloudy?

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Match the type of weather with the pressure system it is typically associated with

Cloudy weather

High pressure system

Low pressure system

Clear skies

Match the pressure system description with its type

Denser air

Low pressure system

Air sinks, reduces humidity and usually results in clear skies

Low pressure system

Meteorologists refer to it as a cyclone

High pressure system

Air rises, increases humidity and often results in rain

High pressure system

If the barometric pressure is rising, will do you think the weather will become more or less cloudy?

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