STAAR weather Review

Where is a hurricane most likely to form?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kid of weather is the starred city experiencing?

• Hot and humid

• Cloudy with drizzle rain

• Snowy and cold

• Clear and sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hurricanes spin because of ----------

• the Coriolis effect

• Convection Currents

• Hot air rising, cold air sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What phenomenon is this?

• El Nino

• La Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do ocean currents affect the path of hurricanes?

• Start the hurricane

• Spin the hurricane

• Push hurricanes in the ocean

• Keep hurricanes from moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are two other names for Hurricanes?

• Cyclone and Tornado

• Cyclone and Twister

• Cyclone and Typhoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Convection happens when.....

• Hot rises and then sinks

• Cold rises and then sinks

• Cold rises and Hot sinks

• Hot rises and Cold sinks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name that Sphere!

• Hydro / Geo

• Geo / Bio

• Geo / Atmo

• Bio / Atmo

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What will happen to the temperatures in Seattle tomorrow?

• They will get colder

• They will get warmer

• They will stay the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Dylan made a project for a hurricane. Which statment is false about Dyaln's project?

• Dylan's project shows that hurricanes happen in water.

• Dylan's project shows that hurricanes move in a circular motion

• Dylan's project shows that there is an eye of the storm

• Dylan's project shows that hurricanes move at 175 mph

Answer explanation

The model does not show how fast the hurricane is moving- but it does shows us it starts in oceans, it moves in a circular pattern, and there is an eye of the storm.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2