Weather and Climate

Weather is the _______________-term conditions of the _______________ in an area that can change by the _______________, day, and week.

• Weather is the short-term conditions of the atmosphere in an area that can change by the hour, day, and week.

• Weather is the long-term conditions of the atmosphere in an area that can change by the hour, day, and week.

• Weather is the short-term conditions of the ocean in an area that can change by the hour, day, and week.

• Weather is the short-term conditions of the atmosphere in an area that can change by the month, year, and decade.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather conditions include: _______________, _______________, _______________ cover, Wind speed & _______________.

• Weather conditions include: temperature, humidity, cloud cover, wind speed.

• Weather conditions include: pressure, visibility, rain cover, wind direction.

• Weather conditions include: altitude, sunlight, snow cover, wind gusts.

• Weather conditions include: temperature, pressure, fog cover, wind chill.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperature is a measurement of how _______________ or _______________ the air is.

• hot or cold

• wet or dry

• light or dark

• fast or slow

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Air temperature varies by the _______________ of day and month of the year.

• time

• color

• height

• weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A _______________ is used to measure air temperature.

• thermometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

Precipitation is water that falls to the surface of Earth as _______________, _______________, _______________, or _______________.

• rain, snow, sleet, hail

• dew, fog, mist, frost

• drizzle, mist, fog, frost

• condensation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The form in which precipitation hits the surface depends on the air _______________.

• temperature, humidity, and pressure.

• density and velocity.

• composition and color.

• altitude and latitude.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _______________ _______________ measures the amount of rain that falls to the surface.

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

Cloud cover describes the _______________ of clouds in the sky.

• amount

• color

• shape

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Clouds form when water _______________ condenses into tiny water droplets or _______________ crystals.

• vapor; ice

• liquid; salt

• steam; snow

• mist; frost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4