Unit 5 Weather, Climate, and Water Cycle

Unit 5 Weather, Climate, and Water Cycle

6th Grade

29 Qs

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Unit 5 Weather, Climate, and Water Cycle

Unit 5 Weather, Climate, and Water Cycle

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-2

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29 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves Northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to prevail in Georgia?

cool and dry

cool and humid

warm and dry

warm and humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In some years there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because

the ozone layer is very thin.

there are more windy days than usual.

the gravitational pull of the Moon is stronger.

the ocean is warmer than usual.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?

The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land.

The warm air over the ocean rushes in to replace the cool air that rises over the land.

There are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the ocean.

The pounding waves generate air currents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?

Most of Earth's weather occurs in the mesosphere.

Most of Earth's weather occurs in the troposphere.

Most of Earth's weather occurs in the stratosphere.

Most of Earth's weather occurs in the thermosphere.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The unequal heating of the earth's surface combined with differences in air pressure produces

the atmosphere

climate

wind

storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of front forms when warm air moves in and replaces cold air producing clouds and precipitation?

cold front

occluded front

stationary front

warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The atmosphere is

the layer in which weather occurs

the layer of water in the oceans

the layer of gases that surrounds the earth

the layer that contains the ozone layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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