5.8A Weather Vs. Climate Review

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• Annual high temperatures have increased over many decades.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the next year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather event would cause a decrease in temperature?

• A warm front passing over an area.

• A stationary front passing over an area.

• An occluded front passing over an area.

• A cold front passing over an area.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Deltas are landforms that are formed by which process?

• The formation of sedimentary rock.

• Deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river.

• Hurricanes that blow sand around.

• Tsunamis pushing sand against the shore.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mr. G's class is growing a garden. What information should they study to decide what to grow?

• Climate so they know what to expect in the growing season.

• The amount of rainfall in the area.

• Weather so they know what will happen daily.

• What kind of soil tomatoes grow in.

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Which weather event would cause a increase in temperature?

• A warm front passing over an area.

• A stationary front passing over an area.

• An occluded front passing over an area.

• A cold front passing over an area.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What was the purpose of evaporating the water out of our saltwater solution?

• To make it change color and smell.

• To separate the ingredients of the mixture.

• It became magnetic.

• To combine the ingredients in the mixture.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A meteorologist who is studying weather to make a forecast would most likely pay attention to -

• changes that happen over 200 years

• changes that happen over 30 years

• changes that occur over 2000 years

• changes that happen over 2 weeks

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Scientists record weather data and study it over many years. This helps determine -

• The climate of an area.

• The popularity of an area.

• The amount of preparation needed to survive in an area.

• The weather of a particular day.

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A class evaporates the water out of a saltwater solution containing 10 grams of salt. What question are they most likely trying to answer?

• Will the amount of salt in the solution change when the water evaporates?

• How much water is needed to evaporate 10 grams of salt?

• What causes salt to sink in water?

• How hot does water need to be to cause salt to dissolve?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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Caves are landforms that are formed by which process?

• The formation of sedimentary rock.

• Deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river.

• Weathering and erosion by water over a long period of time.

• Dynamite. Boom.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2