Weather and Climate

What happens to a moist air mass as it moves upward in the atmosphere?

• It becomes warmer and forms clouds

• It becomes cooler and forms clouds

• Its temperature remains the same

• Its temperature varies greatly

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What causes the differences in the air masses that permit hurricanes to form over oceans?

• Ocean water is cool and cools the air above it

• Ocean water is warm and heats the air above it

• Ocean water contains salt that reacts with air, changing the pressure

• Ocean water contains algae that makes oxygen, changing the air's composition

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Which clouds have the highest elevation?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Which environmental factors MOST likely impact the formation of tornadoes in an area?

• High-pressure systems colliding with other high-pressure systems

• Cold dry air and warm dry air moving toward each other

• Low evaporation rates and windy conditions

• Cool dry air colliding with warm moist air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This instrument allows students to determine which weather property?

• Air temperature

• Relative humidity

• Wind speed

• Wind direction

This kind of cloud is tall and wide. Thunderstorms happen when these clouds are in the sky. What kind of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A student writes the following statement in a journal: "it was 84° at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the schoolyard." This statement BEST describes which system?

• Local weather

• Local climate

• Regional weather

• Regional climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If cumulonimbus clouds are in the sky, which type of weather is MOST likely expected?

• Fog

• Rain

• Snow

• Clear

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hurricanes form over equatorial areas. This is because

• Solar heating is greatest near the Equator

• The Moon's plane of orbit is close to the Equator

• Earth's volcanic activity is clustered around the Equator

• The rate of rotation of Earth's surface is less at the Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean currents, like the Gulf Stream, affect world climate by

• Spreading plant and animal life over a wider area

• Ensuring ocean density is not the same globally

• Carrying sediment from rivers and inland basins

• Transferring heat to and from various regions

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