7.1 Describing weather Quiz

When do you fly a kite?

• On rainy day.

• On windy day.

• On snowy day.

• On stormy day.

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

________________ is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the surface below it.

• Air pressure

• Dew point

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What is humidity?

• Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.

• The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

• The amount of water vapor in the air.

• The force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do we measure temperature?

• By kilometer.

• By liter.

• By distance.

• By degree Celsius or degree Fahrenheit.

What happens to air pressure as altitude decreases?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It goes away completely

• It is transferred into precipitation

The temperature decreases 5ºC in one hour and then decreases 3ºC in the next hour. Is this weather? 

• yes
• no

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather tool measures wind speed 

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the atmosphere.

• dew

• clouds

• evaporation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

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A volume of air contains half the moisture that it can at a certain temperature.

What is its relative humidity?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%