Science Test 9 (Quarter Exam) Part 2 (24-40)

When does a rotating column of air become a tornado?

• when it reaches the ground

• when a condensation funnel forms

• when it forms an updraft

• when a wall cloud forms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What term describes atmospheric conditions that limit the height to which rising air can travel?

• katabatic

• stable

• unstable

• adiabatic

What is the point where the solar wind pushes on Earth's magnetic field?

• magnetotail

• Rossby wave

• magnetopause

• Van Allen radiation belt

What forms when water vapor in the air touches cool ground and turns into a liquid?

• dew

• rime

• glaze

• frost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the feathery deposit of ice crystals that form when water vapor crystalizes on the ground?

• dew

• rime

• glaze

• frost

What thunderstorm age is marked by the arrival of precipitation?

• cumulonimbus stage

• cumulus stage

• dissipating stage

• mature stage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What instrument indicates the direction of wind?

• weather vane

• hygrometer

• Stevenson screen

• anemometer

What is an instrument that measures wind speed?

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• Stevenson screen

• weather vane

What is heat transfer by electromagnetic waves?

• convection

• insolation

• radiation

• conduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of cloud is characteristically almond shaped?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• lenticular