Weather Test Review

A weather forecaster says that a cold air mass will bump against a warm air mass. Which type of weather will MOST LIKELY happen?

• rainy and warmer

• cold with thunderstorms

• fair and warmer

• fair and colder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these forms over warm ocean water and can bring strong winds and heavy rain to NC's coast in summer or fall?

• hurricane

• snowstorm

• thunderstorm

• hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which best describes cirrus clouds?

• big, dark clouds that bring rain and thunder

• low, gray clouds that cover the whole sky

• puffy, white clouds seen in sunny weather

• high, wispy clouds made up of ice crystals

What does a barometer measure?

• humidity

• air pressure

• precipitation

• wind speed

One morning, a student notices that the grass in an area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?

• during the night, water had evaporated from the trees in the area

• the air above the ground became warmer during the night and caused precipitation

• when the air cooled above the ground during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass

• the grass soaked up water from the ground during the night

Water vapor cools and condenses on dust particles in the air. This forms

• clouds

• rain

• tornadoes

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describe 2 weather conditions and identify the instruments used to measure them.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which word BEST describes the weather during spring in NC?

• cold

• dry

• hot

• mild

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the water cycle, what does the sun provide?

• energy for water to evaporate from oceans

• water for evaporation to happen

• a force to pull water downhill

• water for condensation to happen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1