Climate and weather

What is climate?

• The weather outside right now

• The weather of an area over a long time

• How high the clouds are

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does a wind vane measure?

• Wind direction

• precipitation

• temperature

• Wind speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does a thermometer measure?

• precipitation

• Wind direction

• Temperature

• snow

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What instrument measures rainfall?

• Wind vane

• Rain gauage

• thermometer

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

Who studies the weather?

• Archeologist

• Meteorologist

• Teacher

• Doctor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes are a severe type of weather.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of severe weather causes a rotating (swirling) column of air?

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do we call a long period of time with no rain or snow?

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Drought

• Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Who does a drought affect?

• only people

• only teachers

• People, plants and animals

• only animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

During a drought, crops will no longer grow?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4