Weather vs Climate

What is weather?

• The atmosphere

• The climate

• The average Rainfall and Temperature

• The current conditions of the atmosphere

A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.

• hurrican
• tornado
• trade wind
• local wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

• blizzard
• cold front
• tornado 
• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.

• thunderstorm
• watch
• front
• cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

what kind of pressure predicts good weather?

• high
• low
• cold
• stationary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Amount of water vapor in the air:

• Humidity

• Air Temperature

• Dew Point

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time is the

• weather

• climate

• temperature

• troposhere

Climate is mostly determined by

• currents and humidity

• temperature and precipitation

• wind patterns and mountains

• latitude and sunlight