Weather & Climate Review

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Kristi Ingram
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38 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wind is caused by differences in elevation.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Changing air pressures help to create wind patterns and cause weather.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Surface currents (on the ocean) are caused by ____.
upwelling
cold water
warm water
winds
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand
will get cooler faster than the water. Which describes the student's thinking?
She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean.
She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach.
She is incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different.
She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than land
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.
the land heats and cools more slowly than the water
the land heats and cools more quickly than the water
air moves more easily over water than over land
air moves more easily over land than over water
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?
Earth's rotation
the tilt of Earth's axis
the distance of Earth from the Sun
Earth's position in its orbit
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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