Weather Quiz

What is a tornado?

• Funnel shaped storm cloud

• Electric Discharge

• Storm that forms over the ocean

• Violent disturbance in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of air would you find in a Continental Polar air mass?

• Warm and Wet

• Warm and Dry

• Cold and Wet

• Cold and Dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a storm?

• Funnel shaped storm cloud

• Electric Discharge

• Storm that forms over the ocean

• Violent disturbance in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a Hurricane?

• Funnel shaped storm cloud

• Electric discharge

• Storm that forms over the ocean

• Violent disturbance in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is lightning?

• Funnel shaped storm cloud

• Electric Discharge

• Storm that forms over the ocean

• Violent disturbance in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Jet stream influences patterns in local weather. The weather is monitored in this area for a few days. Which of the following observations would support the claim that the passage of a warm front is associated with a lowering of cloud cover?

• Low clouds in San Diego are replaced by high clouds.

• Low clouds in Albany are replaced by high clouds.

• High clouds in Nashville are replaced by low clouds.

• High clouds in Bismarck are replaced by low clouds.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This map shows the direction of the wind for an area. Based on the pattern of winds in this graph, what are the most likely locations of high and low pressure zones?

• Low in region 2, High in region 3

• Low in region 1, High in region 2

• Low in region 3, High in region 4

• Low in region 2, High in region 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This weather map shows the direction of movement of four different air masses. The data table gives the air pressure in four cities. Which air mass is demonstrating a flow of air from high to low pressure?

• A

• C

• B

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clear skies=high-pressure. Cloudy skies=low pressure. Which city likely has clouds but will be clear soon?

• Cleveland

• Omaha

• Atlanta

• Los Angeles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5