Science Unit 2: Weather and Climate

The description of the short-term conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place is _______?

• Air Pressure

• Front

• Weather

• Prevailing Winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

__________ is the amount of water vapor in the air.

• Weather

• Humidity

• Air Mass

• Surface Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The warmer the air the _______ water vapor it can hold.

• More

• Less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____________ is the force of air pushing on an object.

• Humidity

• Weather

• Front

• Air Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name whether this statement would be a high or low pressure system:

Sinking air becomes warmer

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name whether this statement would be a high or low pressure system:

Clear, sunny weather

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name whether this statement would be a high or low pressure system:

Cloudy, rainy weather

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name whether this statement would be a high or low pressure system:

Counterclockwise winds move in

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match each statement to whether it would be a high or low pressure system:

• Low

• Counterclockwise winds move in

• low

• Cloudy, rainy weather

• High

• Sinking air becomes warmer

• High

• Clear, sunny weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A ____________ is a large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout.

• Prevailing Winds

• Humidity

• Air Mass

• Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5