Describing Weather

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Hillary Seely
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is humidity?
Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.
The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.
The amount of water vapor in the air.
The force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
________________ is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the surface below it.
Air pressure
Dew point
Precipitation
Condensation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a variable used to describe the weather?
Humidity
Temperature
Altitude
Wind speed
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following inferences can be made if the air temperature on a given day is very cold?
The average kinetic energy of the air molecules is very high.
The average kinetic energy of the air molecules is very low.
The average electrical energy of the air molecules is very high.
The average electrical energy of the air molecules is very low.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What happens to air pressure as altitude decreases?
It increases
It decreases
It goes away completely
It is transferred into precipitation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Thermometer
Anemometer
Graduated cylinder
Barometer
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the difference between humidity and relative humidity?
Relative humidity compares the actual humidity to the amount of water vapor the air could hold at the given air pressure.
Humidity compares the relative humidity to the amount of water vapor the air could hold at the given air pressure.
Relative humidity compares the actual humidity to the amount of water vapor the air could hold at the given temperature.
Humidity compares the relative humidity to the amount of water vapor the air could hold at the given temperature.
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