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Air pressure and Monsoons

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    Air pressure and Monsoons
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  • The air pressure inside an inflated balloon is higher than the pressure outside the balloon.
    True
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  • When warm air ____. Cool air rushes in to take its place. This creates ______ .
    rises/wind
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  • During the day, the land heats up ______ the sea.
    more quickly than
  •  15
  • At night, the sea cools down _______ the land.
    more slowly than
  •  15
  • Moisture ______ as moist air travels over mountains.
    condenses
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  • Monsoons blow from cold regions to warm regions.
    True
  •  25
  • Monsoons can have both positive and negative effects.
    True
  •  25
  • Monsoon rains are used to water farmers’ crops.
    True
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  • Monsoons bring warm weather to cold places.
    False
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  • Monsoon rains can be used to create hydroelectricity.
    True
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  • Flood waters cause a lot of _____ and _____ .
    death/destruction
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  • Deforestation makes monsoon rains _____ dangerous.
    more
  •  15
  • The rainy season comes at the same time of year everywhere in Thailand.
    False
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  • Diseases spread more easily during the rainy season because ______ .
    they provide mosquitos with more places to breed.
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  • On hot days the wind blows from the _____ to the _______.
    ocean/land
  •  20
  • Deforestation makes mudslides less likely during the monsoon.
    False
  •  10