WEATHER and CLIMATE TEST

What instrument measures wind speed?

• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Barometer

Define TEMPERATURE

• Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air.

• Temperature is the amount of heat in a substance.
• Temperature is a measure of the density of particles in a substance.
• Temperature is the total energy of all particles in a substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Name six variables of WEATHER

• temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, air pressure, cloud cover

• rain, hail, sleet, snow, hurricane, tornado

• winter, spring, summer, fall, autumn, chicago

• polar, arid, continental, temperate, tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the atomospheric conditions along with short term changes of a certain place at a certain time?

• Current weather conditions and short-term fluctuations at a specific location.
• Seasonal weather averages for a location.
• Historical weather data from previous years.
• Long-term climate patterns of a region.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the five climate types?

• Arid, Humid, Continental, Subtropical, Mediterranean
• Equatorial, Semi-arid, Maritime, Boreal, Subpolar
• Desert, Oceanic, Mountain, Grassland, Tundra
• Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Aire pressure decreases as altitude _________

• remains constant
• fluctuates
• decreases
• increases

What do you call an area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain?

• Desert zone
• Wetland area
• Floodplain
• Rain shadow

Fill in the blank

Because of the curvature of _______, the amount of ______ energy a location receives depends on its _____________

• the Earth; solar; latitude
• the Sun; thermal; elevation
• the Moon; lunar; altitude
• Mars; cosmic; longitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Places near large bodies of water tend to have __________ climates.

• constant

• fake

• weird

• wild

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Plants and animals adapt to their ________________

• climate
• food source
• habitat
• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4