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Weather Vs. Climate

Weather Vs. Climate

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS1-6, MS-ESS3-5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Carol Lightfoot

Used 7+ times

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement correctly compares the

climates of Denver and Houston?

Houston is cooler than Denver.

Denver is drier than Houston

Denver is wetter than Houston.

Houston is semi-arid and Denver is

subtropical.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement best supports the answer to

Part A?

Houston is located closer to the equator,

making it cooler than Denver.

Denver is located in a rain shadow,

making it dry. Houston is located on the

Gulf of Mexico, making it rainy.

Denver has temperatures between 19o

and 92o. Houston has temperatures

between 45o and 91o.

Houston is dry and warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Weather changes day to day and hour to hour. Climate happens over at least ________ and is more _________.

predictable, interactions

30 years, predictable

interactions

warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientist study ________ from glaciers to learn what the climate was like hundreds or thousands of years ago.

glaciers

ice cores

centuries

locations

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth has many different climates due to the sun's _________ with the atmosphere, land, water, and living things.

predicatable

interactions

30 years

warm, dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Weather is the changes you see ________.

centuries

day by day

dust

pollen

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Utah generally have _______ summers and _________ winters.

interactions; hot, humid

warm, dry ; cold sunny

warm, dry ; hot, humid

hot, humid ; cold, sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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