Weather (BI.7) Practice

In which states of matter is water found naturally in Earth's water cycle?

• solid and gas only

• liquid and gas only

• solid and liquid only

• solid, liquid, and gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sue and Jill heard on the weather report that humidity was going to be high that day. Sue wanted to know what humidity is. What should Jill tell her?

• It is high air temperature

• It is the amount of rainfall

• It is an area of low air pressure

• It is the amount of water vapor in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How are evaporation and precipitation connected to the ocean?

• They are processes that occur only over the ocean

• They are processes that return water underground to the ocean

• They are processes that link the ocean with all of Earth's water

• They are processes that ensure that most of Earth's water remains in the oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is sleet?

• frozen raindrops

• rain during lightning

• large chunks of ice

• very feathery snowflakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water on Earth moves through many places and several states of matter. What causes the evaporation of water in the water cycle?

• precipitation

• energy from the Sun

• large bodies of water

• freezing and melting of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weather reports often include information about wind strength and direction. When the wind is

strong, what is happening in the atmosphere?

• The temperature is dropping

• Water is falling from clouds, causing air movement

• Air is moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• Air is moving from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these are most important in causing water to move through the water cycle?

• force and friction

• melting and freezing

• temperature and pressure

• producers and consumers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What effect does high pressure usually have on weather?

• It causes storms

• It causes tornadoes

• It causes hail storms

• It causes fair weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes why deserts support limited plant life?

• The weather in a desert is too stormy for plants to grow

• The soil in deserts is not rich enough to support plant life

• The sun in deserts is too severe to allow many different plants to grow

• Deserts do not have enough precipitation to support a wide variety of plant life

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the characteristics of a polar climate?

• There is no life

• There are no trees

• It snows all the time

• The sun rarely shines