4.4 Weather Practice Test

Thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, and tornado are kinds of ___________.

• clouds

• fronts

• precipitation

• storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A large storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over warm ocean water is a ________________.

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• ice storm

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tornadoes are most likely to form from ___________ clouds.

• cumulo nimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you live near an ocean, the storm that is most likely to cause heavy flooding is a _______________.

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

• tornado

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A(n) ________________ measures temperature.

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• hygrometer

A funnel-shaped, violently rotating column of air that occurs on land is a _______________.

• tornado

• blizzard

• hurricane

• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold, warm, stationary, and occluded are kinds of _______________.

• storms

• clouds

• fronts

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity is a __________.

• cumulo nimbus

• front

• thunderstorm

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and cumulo nimbus are kinds of __________.

• clouds

• precipitation

• storms

• fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain, snow, sleet and hail are kinds of _______________.

• storms

• precipitation

• clouds

• fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4