Weather and Climate

_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude
• latitude
• sunlight
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?

• warm front
• cold front
• air mass
• jet stream

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______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.

• latitude
• altitude
• atmosphere
• sunlight

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______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

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The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front
• back
• side
• air mass

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The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.

• altitude
• pressure
• density
• air pressure

How hot or cold something is - 

• friction
• temperature
• gravity

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What does the picture show?

• climate
• weather 

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What does the picture show?

• climate
• weather 

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What is the name of the job that tells the weather?

• meteorologist
• weather man
• weather person

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