Weather Selection Test

Earth’s weather is driven by the intense heat of the sun.

What does the word intense mean in this sentence?

• weak

• bright

• powerful

• powerless

Which affix can be added to intense to form a new word?

• -ity

  intensity

• -ible

  intensible

• -ment

  intensement

The remaining two thirds is absorbed during a process called insolation. . . .

What does the word absorbed mean in this sentence?

• taken in

• emptied

• reflected

• pushed out

What affix can be added to the base word absorb to create a word that means “the process of absorbing”?

• -ity

  absorbity

• -tion

  absorption

• -ment

  absorbment

If a cold air mass advances as a warm air mass retreats, the boundary is called a cold front.

What does the word advances mean in this sentence?

• repeats

• declines

• appears again

• moves forward

What affix can be added to the base word advance to create a word that means “improvement”?

• -ity

  advancity

• -tion

  advanction

• -ment

  advancement

The boundary line between two air masses is called a front.

What does the word boundary mean in this sentence?

• calm

• separation

• end of a storm

• beginning of a storm

Divide the word into syllables using a slash [/] mark.

• ba /ckyard

• back / yard

• backya / rd

Divide the word into syllables using a slash [/] mark.

Fluid

• flu / id

• fl / uid

• f / luid

Divide the word into syllables using a slash [/] mark.

Sample

• s / ample

• sam / ple

• samp / le