Fossweb Weather and Water Investigation

The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

• precipitation

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Do the particles in warm water have more energy than the particles in cold water?

• Yes

• No

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You open a window and let cool air into a warm classroom, and then close the window five minutes later. The temperature is measured and it is 7 degrees colder than it was before you opened the windows. How can you explain what happened?

• The air particles mixed so now ALL the air particles have LESS kinetic energy.

• The warm air particles in the room transferred kinetic energy to the cold air particles entering the room.

• The cold outside air particles added kinetic energy to the warm air particles in the room.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Which image shows what a convection current could look like?

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As altitude increases, what happens to temperature?

• temperature gets hotter

• temperature gets colder

• temperature stays the same

When a sample of air drops in temperature to the dew point, what can happen to water in the air?

• Clouds in the air will disappear.

• The amount of water vapor will increase.

• Water vapor can condense.

• Water vapor can evaporate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student hung her clothes out to dry. What happened to the water as the clothes dried?

• The water particles became less dense and turned into air.

• The water particles increased in kinetic energy and turned into air.

• The water particles became less dense and moved into the air as water vapor.

• The water particles increased in kinetic energy and moved into the air as water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following statements about evaporation is true?

• A water sample must gain energy to evaporate.

• A water sample must decrease kinetic energy to evaporate.

• A water sample can evaporate only in a hot environment.

• A water sample cannot evaporate without wind blowing on the sample.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the primary factor that causes wind to blow?

• Temperature differences between air masses

• Humidity levels in the atmosphere

• The rotation of the Earth

• The presence of clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following best describes the water cycle?

• The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth

• The process of water evaporating from oceans and forming clouds

• The transformation of water vapor into liquid water

• The flow of water from rivers to oceans

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