Unit 4: Earth's Weather

Where are cirrus clouds located and what weather would be expected?

• high wispy clouds indicating fair weather and a warm front

• spread out over a large area and layered indicating long periods of precipitation

• puffy with flat bottoms indicating fair weather

• dark and puffy with flat bottoms indicating a thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where are stratus clouds located and what weather would be expected?

• high wispy clouds indicating fair weather and a warm front

• spread out over a large area and layered indicating long periods of precipitation

• puffy with flat bottoms indicating fair weather

• dark and puffy with flat bottoms indicating a thunderstorm

Where are cumulus clouds located and what weather would be expected?

• high wispy clouds indicating fair weather and a warm front

• spread out over a large area and layered indicating long periods of precipitation

• puffy with flat bottoms indicating fair weather

• dark and puffy with flat bottoms indicating a thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where are cumulusnimbus clouds located and what weather would be expected?

• high wispy clouds indicating fair weather and a warm front

• spread out over a large area and layered indicating long periods of precipitation

• puffy with flat bottoms indicating fair weather

• dark and puffy with flat bottoms indicating a thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds form when . . .

• humidity is high and the temperature is higher than the dew point.

• humidity is low and the temperature is higher than the dew point.

• humidity is high and the temperature reaches the dew point.

• humidity is low and the temperature reaches the dew point.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When air pressure falls rapidly, this indicates

• a low pressure system and bad weather.

• a low pressure system and fair weather.

• a high pressure system and bad weather.

• a high pressure system and fair weather.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A map that indicates air pressures is called a _____ map. This map shows high and low pressure systems.

• isotherm

• isocool

• isobar

• isoberm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A ___ pressure system indicates storms and cold weather while a ___ pressure system indicates fair weather and warmer temperatures.

• stationary & occulated

• isobar & isotherm

• high & low

• low & high

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen.

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

• hygrometer

This weather instrument measures the wind speed.

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

• hygrometer