Weather and Climate

What two factors determine climate?

• Precipitation and locations of mountains
• Temperature and precipitation
• Temperature and wind patterns
• Latitude and Longitude 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student wants to figure out what the climate is where she lives. She decides to record the temperature every day, at the same time, for a week. What is the BEST reason why this might not give her accurate results for what the climate is?

• She is only measuring temperature and not precipitation
• She did not calculate the wind conditions, humidity, and air pressure
• She measured only one week instead of measuring over a long period of time
• She recorded the temperature at only one time of day instead of more frequently

High humidity means what?

• There is a lot of water vapor in the air
• The temperature is cool
• There is a cold front approaching
• There is a high-pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Occasionally, some of the warm air in a thunderstorm rises into high-altitude, horizontal winds, which causes the rising air to rotate. What is being described?

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Lightning
• Thunder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the most common reference point that is used when talking about the elevation of natural landforms?

• Sea level
• River level
• Land level
• Lake level

What is the source of energy for all weather on Earth?

• wind 
• sun
• air pressure
• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where is a hurricane MOST LIKELY to happen?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Lightning is

• A large discharge of static electricity

• A current of electricity produced by clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

cold air mass pushes the warm air mass upward

• cold front
• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5