Weather Fronts and Climate

What is a meteorologist?

• Someone who predicts the weather

• Someone who cooks food

• Someone who collects dolls

• Someone who fixes things

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure

• low pressure

• hurricane

• weather system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The H pressure area involves cold air moving _____________ and is near the _____________.

• down ; land

• up ; water

• down ; water

• up ; land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

H pressure areas involve cold, __________ ______________ air pushing down.

• less dense

• warm dense

• more dense

• less cool

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• warm front

• humidity

• precipitation

• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

It snowed in Alaska today for 10 feet.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite

Which tool is used to determine the direction the wind is blowing?

• Wind Vane

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Satellite