Weather 2--Weather Prediction, Weather Maps, and Storms

predicts the weather by analyzing and interpreting data from observations and tools which show current weather conditions

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

• astronomer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

signal fair weather or an approaching warm front

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

signal fair weather, but may signal rain or thunderstorms if they are darker

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

thunderheads

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

may thicken producing long periods of rain

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_______________ is a result of air moving from an area of high pressure to low pressure

• wind

• rain

• snow

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

often result in rainy or stormy weather; winds have a counterclockwise rotation

• low pressure

• high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

often result in fair weather; winds have a clockwise rotation

• low pressure

• high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

lines on a map that show areas of equal pressure

• isobars

• isotherms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

lines on a map that show areas of equal temperature

• isobars

• isotherms