Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate

6th - 8th Grade

13 Qs

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Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5, NGSS.MS-ESS2-6, CCSS.RI.5.5

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Philip Gardner

Used 863+ times

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).
altitude
latitude
sunlight
atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?
warm front
cold front
air mass
jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.
latitude
altitude
atmosphere
sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
climate
weather
forecast
sunlight

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?
front
back
side
air mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.
altitude
pressure
density
air pressure

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How hot or cold something is - 
friction
temperature
gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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