Science Test Comprehensive

What type of weather will you see along a cold front?

• Thunderstorms

• Sunny skies

• Gentle rain

• No weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

______ causes surface currents.

• The Coriolis Effect

• gravity

• density differences

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

• California Current

• Gulf Current

• North American Gyre

• Arctic Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the perfect atmospheric conditions for a tornado?

• When a cold/dry air mass and a warm/moist air mass meet in addition to falling pressure & variable winds.

• When a cold/moist air mass and a warm/dry air mass meet in addition to falling pressure & variable winds.

• When a cold/dry air mass and a warm/moist air mass meet in addition to rising pressure & steady winds.

• When a cold/moist air mass and a warm/moist air mass meet in addition to rising pressure & variable winds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What speed must the winds be in order for a tropical storm to be a hurricane?

• 74 mph

• 119 mph

• 47 mph

• 39 mph

Do the center of hurricanes have high or low pressure?

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which direction do hurricanes turn in the Northern Hemisphere?

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are four factors that affect climate?

• latitude

• proximity (closeness) to large body of water

• earthquakes

• ocean currents

• elevation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6