Meteorology

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the major cause of winds?
tsunamis
unequal heating of Earth's surface
climatic earthquakes on Earth's surface
ocean waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which term best describes the movement of air from the ocean toward the land in the daytime?
sea breeze
land breeze
valley breeze
current breeze
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Thunderstorms develop as a result of which process in ocean areas?
rising warm air creating low pressure cells
rising warm air creating high pressure cells
falling air temperatures creating low pressure cells
falling air temperatures creating high pressure cells
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a large body of air that is horizontally uniform in characteristics such as temperature and humidity?
an air mass
a hurricane
a tornado
a weather front
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram shows the layers of the atmosphere. In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases?
The mesosphere and stratosphere
The stratosphere and thermosphere
The thermosphere and troposphere
The troposphere and mesosphere
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What characteristic do thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes all share?
They all form over dry and hot desert regions.
They are all easily predicted by weather forecasters.
They are all formed when warm and moist air rapidly rises.
They always cause severe damage to land and property.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where does most of Earth's weather occur?
troposphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
tropopause
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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