6th Weather Test Review

Tornadoes form in the same type of cloud as thunderstorms.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not easily mix is called a(n) jet stream.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain or snow usually is associated with falling air pressure.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The low air pressure of anticyclones is often associated with storms and precipitation.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

At a warm front, warm air meets and moves over cold air.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Storms that form within large cumulonimbus clouds and produce rain and lightning are called ____________________.

• thunderclouds
• lightning storms
• rainstorms
• thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On newspaper weather maps, colors are often used to indicate ____________________ ranges for different areas.

• wind speed
• humidity
• precipitation
• temperature

A long period of scarce rainfall or dry weather called a _____________ may result in a shortage of water.

• drought
• blizzard
• monsoon
• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A hurricane’s storm surge is caused by a combination of high winds and ____________________.

• high tides
• heavy rainfall
• earthquakes
• low atmospheric pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Sudden, violent floods that occur shortly after a storm are called ____________________.

• surge floods
• flash floods
• rapid floods
• storm floods

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2