Weather and Atmosphere

Lightening occurs when electrons come down from the clouds to the ground. Positive strikes can come before negative strikes and be twice as strong.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Humidity and temperature are important factors in a hurricane. In order for a hurricane to occur, the temperature needs to be 83 degrees or higher.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A stationary front happens when there are equal parts of warm and cold air.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Is this an example of radiation, convection, or conduction? As I walked across the beach on a nice sunny day, my skin began to burn and turn red.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Is this an example of Convection, Conduction, or Radiation? When I was little, I burned myself by putting my hand on the hot stove.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Is this an example of Convection, Conduction, or Radiation? It was very cool inside the house, so we turned the heater on to keep warm.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What type of air mass is warm and humid

• Humid Continental
• Tundra
• Tropical Maritime
• Tropical Wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sky has a greenish color during a...

• tornado
• full moon
• hurricane
• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Relative humidity measures how much water the air is holding compared to the maximum amount it can hold at a given...?

• volume
• mass
• time
• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This is the 2nd layer in the Atmosphere, it is above the Troposphere but below the Mesosphere, and the ozone layer is located here.

• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere