Weather Forecasting

Weather Forecasting

8th Grade

9 Qs

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Weather Forecasting

Weather Forecasting

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sandra Becker

Used 18+ times

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This collects data for weather, climate, and environmental monitoring from space

weather balloons

satellites

weather stations

radar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tools do meteorologists use to help create weather forecasts?

the look outside and guess

weather watcher opinions

weather maps

they ask their mom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This map best shows which details?

shows isolines with high and low pressure

shows types of precipitation

was created for newspapers

is probably not used to make forecasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What does the symbol indicated by the yellow arrow most likely represent?

high temperatures

a hurricane

low pressure

high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is forming in the diagram?

a front

a hurricane

a thunderstorm

a tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What do the numbers on the map represent?

air pressure

temperatures

humidity levels

amount of precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which description is accurate regarding newspaper maps?

include isobars

are created using more complicated maps

are a good resource for long-range planning

are used by meteorologists to create other maps

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which weather forecast would be accurate based on this weather map?

Miami will have sunny weather.

San Francisco has cloudy weather

Denver will be warm and stormy

It will be cold in Atlanta.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What does the line indicated by the arrows most likely represent?

a warm front

high winds

high humidity

a cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6