Study Jams Weather and Climate

What is the term for weather over a long period of time?

• weather zone

• moisture

• climate

• element

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What is a person called who studies weather patterns in order to predict weather?

• climatologist

• seizmologist

• astronomer

• meteorologist

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What is the term for the condition of outside air at a certain time and place?

• climate zone

• weather

• climate

• element

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are air pressure, temperature, clouds and humidity called?

• elevation pressure

• elementary aspects

• elements of weather

• elements of climate

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​​ ​ (a)   is the state of the atmosphere in a given place and time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the words with the definition

• predict

• state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

• weather

• tell something for the future

• atmosphere

• environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

• climate

• layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The ​ (a)   side of the mountain receives the rain and wind. The ​ (b)   side of the mountain is dry and arid.

• windward

• leeward

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(a)   is the long term conditions in an area, while ​ (b)   describes day to day conditions.

• Climate

• weather

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are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities. They generally do not mix.

• Weather fronts

• air masses

• cyclones

• anticyclones

• millibars

• isobars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are climate zones?

• areas that are divided by precipitation and temperature

• different levels of hills and mountains divided by altitude

• weather at different time of day and different months

• areas that are divided mainly by clouds and time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6