Kentucky State Science Assessment

The amount of water vapor in the air is _____.

• warm front
• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which instrument measures the amount of liquid that falls to the ground in a given period of time.

• sling psychrometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• barometer

Which instrument measures temperature?

• rain gauge

• sling psychrometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

Which instrument measures wind direction?

• wind vane

• sling psychrometer

• rain gauge

• barometer

Which weather variable is measured by this instrument?

• wind direction
• air pressure
• wind speed
• amount of rainfall

Which weather variable is measured by this instrument?

• wind speed
• precipitation
• cloud cover
• air pressure

Students wish to study the effect of elevation above sea level on air temperature and air pressure. They plan to hike in the Adirondack Mountains from Heart Lake, elevation 2,179 feet, to the peak of Mt. Mercy, elevation 5,344 feet. Which instruments should they use to collect their data?

• anemometer and sling psychrometer

• anemometer and barometer

• thermometer and sling psychrometer

• thermometer and barometer

Which weather variable can be determined by using a sling psychrometer?

• barometric pressure

• cloud cover

• relative humidity

• wind speed

The diagram shows the frontal boundary between mT and cP air masses. If the front at ground level is moving toward city B, which type of weather front is shown?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why have weather predictions become more accurate and reliable in recent years?

• Weather conditions now change more slowly than they did in the past.
• More people today watch televised weather reports.
• Scientists have developed better methods of controlling the weather.
• Scientists have developed better technology to observe weather conditions.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-4