Weather Unit Review

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud

• stratus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• cumulonimbus cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds are fluffy and "cotton-like" but may develop into rain clouds?

• nimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

________________ is dangerous or causes damage.

• meteorology

• severe weather

• meteorologist

• visibility

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does this tool measure?

• Wind speed

• Wind direction

• Air pressure

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather

• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front

• storm

• climate

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cool air tends to be _________ dense and flow _______ warmer air

• more, under

• less, under

• more, over

• less, over

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When water condenses it is changing from a:

• gas to a liquid

• liquid to a gas 

• gas to a solid

• solid to a liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?

• thunderstorms

• warm and clear

• hail

• clouds and long rains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5