Weather and Climate

What is the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

• temperature

• weather

• climate

• air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The continuous process by which water is used and re-used on earth; it is responsible for weather and climate.

• water cycle

• recycle

• humidity

• jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a water is changed to a gas because it was heated by the sun is called...

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Winds that constantly blow from the same direction are known as the

• Windy winds

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Prevailing Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Condensation happens when ___________ changes to ___________ because it has been cooled.

• liquid, gas

• gas, liquid

• liquid, solid

• gas, solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The weight of the atmosphere is____________. It is measure by the _______________.

• air pressure, thermometer

• temperature, thermometer

• air pressure, barometer

• temperature, barometer

When plants give off water vapor through their stomata, it is called _________________.

• perspiration

• transpiration

• evaporation

• run off

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These are all examples of precipitation...

• hail, wind, sleet, and snow

• snow, ice, rain, and humidity

• snow, ice, rain, and sleet

• sleet, ice, snow, fog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A thermometer measures _______________.

• air pressure

• wind speed

• humidity

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

________________ is the short term condition of the atmosphere at any given time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Wind

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5