Earth and Space Test 8

Scarlett and Aria were lying on the grass, watching the sky. They noticed some billowy, low-level clouds with flat bases. What type of clouds were they observing?

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• stratus

• altostratus

Abigail and Oliver are studying how rain forms in tropical areas. How does this process usually occur?

• Seawater evaporates and then condenses high in the atmosphere.

• Cloud droplets blown upward by updrafts freeze and remelt.

• Snowflakes form high in a cloud and melt on the way down.

• Unusually large cloud droplets stick together and grow larger.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Avery is planning a vacation to the Caribbean Sea. What type of air mass is she likely to encounter there?

• maritime polar

• continental polar

• continental tropical

• maritime tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Ava and Benjamin are planning a road trip and are checking the weather forecast. They learn that a frontal cyclone is approaching. With what type of front does a frontal cyclone usually begin with?

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

During a school project, Rohan and Luna learned that a lack of precipitation that affects an area’s crops is called a(n) _______ drought.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

During a hiking trip near the mountains, Daniel noticed some lens-shaped clouds in the sky. He learned that these are called _______ clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

During a geography class, Liam and Harper observed that two unmoving air masses of different temperatures form a(n) ___ front.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Emma noticed that the water vapor in her freezer had dropped below the freezing point and was said to be _______.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Avery was walking home when she noticed that the liquid precipitation was freezing as soon as it hit the ground. This type of precipitation is called _______.

When Grace noticed that the water in her glass was not decreasing even though it was left out, she realized that evaporation and condensation were occurring at the same rate, meaning the air is said to be ___.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4