Weather Ch. 3

Which of the following is a warm ocean current that helps keep weather along NC'S coast mild during the cooler months?

• Gulf Stream

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Jet Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A weather forecaster says that a cold air mass will bump against a warm air mass. Which type of weather will MOST LIKELY happen?

• rainy and warmer

• cold with thunderstorms

• fair and warmer

• fair and colder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these forms over warm ocean water and can bring strong winds and heavy rain to NC's coast in summer or fall?

• hurricane

• snowstorm

• thunderstorm

• hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In the water cycle, what does the sun provide?

• energy for water to evaporate from oceans

• water for evaporation to happen

• a force to pull water downhill

• water for condensation to happen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does a barometer measure?

• humidity

• air pressure

• precipitation

• wind speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

One morning, a student notices that the grass in an area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?

• during the night, water had evaporated from the trees in the area

• the air above the ground became warmer during the night and caused precipitation

• when the air cooled above the ground during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass

• the grass soaked up water from the ground during the night

If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following would best model the sun's role in the water cycle?

• Shine a flashlight on a tree leaf to model condensation.

• Shine a lamp on a pan of water to model evaporation.

• Sprinkle water over a mound of sand to model runoff

• Freeze water in ice-cube trays to model precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• The Gulf Stream flows along the coast.

• Rain falls from cloud into the ocean.

• A rock tumbles down a hill.

• A cloud forms over a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which condition suggests that a change from fair to stormy weather is most likely on the way?

• constant air pressure

• decreasing air pressure

• decreasing wind speed

• increasing air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6