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Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate

Assessment

Flashcard

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-4

+2

Standards-aligned

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Wayground Content

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an air mass?

Back

A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does humidity refer to?

Back

Moisture in the air.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a drought?

Back

A long period of unusually dry weather.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a barometer measure?

Back

Air pressure.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What characterizes a warm front?

Back

Warmer air; light and steady precipitation; moves southwest to northeast.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is climate?

Back

The long-term average of weather in an area.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a cold front?

Back

A boundary where a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass, often causing thunderstorms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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