Weather vs. Climate

How does wind form?

• When high pressure goes to low pressure

• When low pressure goes to high pressure

• When just low pressure is present

• When just high pressure is present

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• The day to day state of the atmosphere

• The amount of humidity in the air

• The average temperature over a long period of time

• The force put on a given area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

When there is a warm current, what is one affect that is most likely to happen?

• A lot of wind

• Rain

• A little bit of wind

• Humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather goes along with a Warm front?

• Rain

• Thunder

• Sunny Skies

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False: Pressure always moves from low to high.

• True

• False

How does sea breeze form?

• The sea has low pressure and land has high pressure

• The land has low pressure and the sea has high pressure

• Both the sea and land have low pressure

• Both the sea and land have high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather goes along with a cold front?

• Sunny skies

• A lot of wind

• Stormy weather

• A little bit of wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does inland temperatures differ from coastal temperatures?

• Inland temperatures are more extreme; Coastal temperatures are less extreme

• Coastal temperatures are more extreme; Inland temperatures are less extreme

• Inland temperatures are more extreme; Coastal temperatures are more extreme

• They are the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How does the water affect the temperature of the coast in the winter?

• It makes the coast more humid

• It makes the coast less windy

• It heats the coast up

• It cools the coast down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Water takes a long time to heat up and a long time to cool down.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4