Weather Test Review

What is the weather?

• Day to day

• conditions over time

• in a single location

• in a large area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is climate?

• The weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period

• Day to day

• In a single location

• In a large location

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do air masses depend on?

• size of the air mass

• wind speed

• Altitude and pressure

• Characteristics of the surface over which the air mass is formed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses are identified based on:

• temperature and humidity

• wind speed and direction

• altitude and pressure

• cloud cover and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses formed over the ocean near the equator are:

• cold and dry

• warm and humid

• cold and humid

• warm and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A sudden change in weather is caused by?

• Climate change

• An air mass came in

• Global warming

• Seasonal variation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where would there be rainy and unstable weather conditions?

• Behind a cold front

• Above a warm front

• Under a warm front

• In front of a cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a front comes from the ocean in the south of the U.S, what will the weather be like?

• Sunny and dry

• Cold and snowy

• Warm and humid

• Cool and breezy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather is with high pressure?

• Sunny and clear

• Rainy and stormy

• Cloudy and overcast

• Snowy and cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather is with low pressure?

• Sunny

• Rainy

• Windy

• Snowy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5