Atmosphere and Meteorology

Dew Point is the

• temperature air cools down to reach condensation (or turn into a liquid)

• temperature where ice melts to liquid water

• temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor

• time of day when dew on the ground disappears

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Do the center of hurricanes and tornadoes have high or low pressure?

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

• Tornado Paradise

• Thunderstorm Lane

• Tornado Alley

• Hurricane Row

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Earth spins, causing winds and currents to change direction. This is called the

• Current Effect

• Earth Effect

• Spinning Effect

• Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These clouds are wispy or curly, white, thin & feather-like

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies

• hot, sunny weather

• windy weather

• rainy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is an example of a cloud of vertical development?

• nimbostratus cloud

• cumulonimbus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• stratus cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a line where hot and cold air are separating

• a line where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Select the correct front for each definition:

when a warm air mass moves over and pushes out a colder air mass

• occluded front

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select the correct front for each definition:

when two masses of air come together but neither is very strong and powerful so they just sit over an area not moving

• occluded front

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5