Weather Unit Review

If a high pressure system replaced a low system, what would probably happen?

• The area would become more stormy and rainy.

• The area would become more humid and warmer.

• The area would become cooler with less humidity.

• The area would become warmer with strong winds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What two factors are used to measure wind?

• speed and temperature

• direction and speed

• temperature and speed

• direction and temperature

What is used to measure air pressure?

• An annemomter

• A barometer

• A psychrometer

• A thermometer

What kinds of clouds are MOST OFTEN visible in fair weather?

• altostratus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Which type of weather results from a warm front moving into an area?

• The wind speed decreases, the temperature increases, and nimbus clouds appear.

• The wind speed increases, the temperature decreases, and stratus clouds appear.

• There is a change in wind direction, a decrease in temperature, and no clouds appear.

• There is a change in wind direction, an increase in temperature, and stratus clouds appear.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the winter, the air pressure has been decreasing over several days. Which weather will most likely occur?

• clear skies and hot temperatures

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• cloudy skies and heavy snowstorms

• cloudy skies and strong thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front is expected to affect the local area over night. Which weather condition will most likely occur?

• cloudy skies, precipitation, and increased temperatures

• cloudy skies, precipitation, and decreased temperatures

• clear skies, no precipitation, and increased temperatures

• clear skies, no precipitation, and decreased temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In what region of Oklahoma is the LEAST change in weather recorded?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Central

• Southeast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is true of the seasonal weather patterns of places that are at the same latitude?

• They have the same wind patterns.

• They have the same amount of rain.

• They have the same intensity of sunlight.

• They have the same kinds of severe weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6