Weather and climate

When a hurricane makes landfall, what is the greatest danger to residents?

• Excessive rain

• The eye of the hurricane

• The temperature drop

• The storm surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following factors would most likely cause a hurricane to DECREASE in strength

• Staying over a warm body of water for a long time

• Increasing the number of large clouds

• Moving over a continent

• The storm surge

Which most accurately describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is forecasted and climate is predicted

• Weather is seen with satellites and climate is predicted with images

• Weather is conditions happening now and climate is weather patterns of a period of time

• Weather is precipitation and climate is zones

What is the leading edge of an air mass called?

• The Edge

• The Black

• The Front

• The Side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• hurricane

• tornado

• trade wind

• local wind

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which is an extremely dry period of time without any precipitation?

• drought

• hurricane

• monsoon

• blizzard

What is a meteorologist? 

• A person who studies meteors
• A person who studies water
• A person who studies weather
• A person who studies natural hazards

Which tool is not used for measuring and observing weather?

• Rain Gage
• Thermometer 
• Wind Vane
• Speedometer 

What type of storm front is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5