Weather Review

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

• cold
• hot
• rainy
• sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which conditions will result in high wind?

• large differences in air pressure
• heavy rains over several days
• increase in evaporation rates
• presence of cirrus clous

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best explains why wind occurs?

• Wind is produced by precipitation
• Wind is produced by tropical storms
• Wind is produced by differences in cloud cover
• Wind is produced by differences in air temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response best tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Which is generally considered to be least important in determining the local weather conditions of an area?

• precipitation

• wind speed

• landforms

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?

• fair

• humid

• foggy

• stormy

Which type of clouds are called fog when they are near the ground?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• altocumulus

Which type of cloud is most often visible during fair weather?

• altostratus

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Pressure moves from

• Low to High

• High to Low

• It depends on the temperature

• It depends on the wind speed

What is the MAIN cause of winds?

• humidity
• earth's tilted axis
• the gravitational pull of the moon
• the unequal heating of the earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6