Weather Atmosphere

______________ air moves from the poles to the equator which helps create global wind systems.

• Cold, more dense

• Warm, less dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When moisture condenses out of air and falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are expecting _______________.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An _______________is a large body of air that has the same properties as Earth’s surface over which it develops.

• air mass

• tornado

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _______________ forms where cold and warm air masses meet.

• cloud

• front

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Violent (dangerous) storms generally form along a(n) _______________.

• Occluded front

• Warm front

• Cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Areas of low pressure usually have _______________.

• Cold and stormy weather

• Good weather

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at the table to the right. Based on the rainfall data in the table, which of the following statements about rainfall in Los Angeles is true?

• More rain fell in 1930 than in 1970.

• More rain fell in 1940 than in 1980.

Based only upon the data of this jet stream, which kind of weather is expected in the Great Plains area?

• warm

• cold

• wet

• dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather instrument would best be used to measure wind speed?

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind vane

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere