Weather and Climates

Weather and Climates

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Weather and Climates

Weather and Climates

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

Weather happens in your state, and climate happens in your country.

Weather includes the wind and rainfall, whereas climate only describes the temperature.

Weather can be predicted but climate cannot.

Weather describes conditions such as wind and rain at a particular time, whereas climate describes typical seasonal conditions.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following factors does NOT influence climate?

ocean currents

the Sun's energy

global wind patterns

soil composition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do ocean currents affect climates around the world? (Select all that apply)

Ocean water moves in currents that transfers energy, which can affect climates.

Oceans regulate the temperatures of coastal regions, keeping the regions mild.

Ocean water heats and cools much more quickly than land temperatures do.

The oceans store large amounts of thermal energy and move that energy around Earth in large ocean currents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Use the table to answer which location has the wettest climate?

Location A

Location B

Location C

Location D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ​ (a)   side of the mountain receives the rain and wind. The ​ (b)   side of the mountain is dry and arid.

windward

leeward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the words with the definition

weather

layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

climate

environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

predict

state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

atmosphere

tell something for the future

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities. They generally do not mix.


Weather fronts

air masses

cyclones

anticyclones

millibars

isobars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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