Weather & Climate (6th Grade)

_________ is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation at a given temperature.

• Climate

• Relative humidity

• Ice age

• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

White, thin clouds with a feathery appearance are called ________.

• nimbus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• cirrus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

A(n) ______ is a violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground.

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_______ is the characteristic weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• Relative humidity

• Water cycle

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A long period of climate cooling during which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions is called a(n) _______.

• Ice Age

• Water Age

• Golden Age

• Polar Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The graph shows the temperatures recorded at school one day.

What can these temperature data tell us?

• The highest temperature of the day occurred at 6 p.m.

• The amount of water vapor in the air changed that day.

• The amount of energy as heat in the air changed during that day.

• The climate changed between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of these types of weather data is measured using a barometer?

• air pressure

• precipitation

• relative humidity

• wind speed

The picture below shows the four parts of the water cycle labeled A, B, C, and D.

If rain (C) is falling as part of a thunderstorm, which type of clouds are shown?

• altostratus clouds

• cirrus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• stratus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If it rained all day but stopped and then cooled down considerably at night, what weather phenomenon would you likely see that night?

• fog

• hail

• sleet

• thunder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What results when air surrounding a bolt of lightning experiences a rapid increase in temperature and pressure?

• A tornado forms.

• Hail forms.

• Thunder sounds.

• Rain condenses.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5