Lesson 17: Mastery Check

A student notices a very large drop in air pressure during the course of a few hours on a summer day. What weather conditions will likely occur at the student’s location in the next 6 to 8 hours?

• rainy and windy

• partly cloudy and breezy

• sunny and calm

• partly sunny and breezy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which pressure system combined with the spinning of Earth results in stormy weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere?

• a low-pressure system with winds circulating in a clockwise direction

• a high-pressure system with winds circulating in a clockwise direction

• a low-pressure system with winds circulating in a counterclockwise direction

• a high-pressure system with winds circulating in a counterclockwise direction

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A region only experiences an average of 90 days under high pressure systems during a year. What can be the likely weather conditions during those 90 days?

• clear and sunny

• cloudy and rainy

• stormy and rainy

• warm and stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The table lists the weather data recorded in a region for three days of a week.

What kind of weather will the region likely experience on Thursday if the weather pattern continues?

• cooler and clearer

• cooler and wet

• hotter and dry

• hotter and wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The diagram shows three weather instruments labeled A, B, and C.

Which table correctly identifies the weather instruments and the weather data the instruments measure?

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A student examines barometric pressure readings for a town for one week, as shown.

What conditions can the student predict the town will likely experience on Friday?

• heavy rain and thunderstorms

• fair weather and clear skies

• cloudy with a chance of rainfall

• cloudy with strong winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A meteorologist records the barometric pressure at four times during a day in December, as shown.

What type of weather will the meteorologist likely predict for 11:00 p.m.?

• clear skies and fair

• clear skies and humid

• cloudy skies and rain

• cloudy skies and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Use the image below to answer the following question. If cold dry air is moving into warm, moist air what kind of front would be approaching and what weather might occur?

• A warm front that brings an all day rain with low clouds.

• A cold front that brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.

• A low pressure front that brings clear skies and no clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Students take pictures of the clouds every day for a week. The students noticed a different type of cloud before a heavy rain storm. Which question can students ask to determine what type of cloud it is?

• Are the clouds stratus clouds since they are flat and gray?

• Are the clouds stratus clouds since they are fluffy and gray?

• Are the clouds cumulus clouds since they are flat and white?

• Are the clouds cumulus clouds since they are fluffy and gray?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the ​best ​prediction for the weather on March 26?

• Cool temperatures

  and fog.

• Cloudy skies and steady rain.

• Clear skies and warm temperatures.

• Freezing temperatures with snow showers.

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