Weather

A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This weather tool measures wind speed 

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.

• dew
• clouds
• evaporation
• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.

• run-off
• Greenhouse Effect
• convection current
• water cylce

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What layer does weather occur in?

• mesosphere
• troposphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure
• stable air pressure
• a low pressure system
• a high pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6