Weather and Climate 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6

One summer afternoon, the humidity in Jacksonville, Florida was 80%. What is humidity?

• a) Air pressure

• b) Weight of water vapor in the air

• c) Amount of water vapor in the air

• d) Temperature at which water evaporates from the air.

Trudy wants to go on a picnic. She sees cumulonimbus clouds forming. What type of weather should she expect?

• a) Fog

• b) Rain

• c) Light wind

• d) Clear sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When Brian complained about the stormy weather, his mother told him that the barometer showed that the air pressure was increasing. What does that tell Brian about the weather?

• a) The weather will get worse.

• b) Fair weather is approaching

• c) There will soon be a snow storm

• d) Nothing: air pressure doesn’t affect the overall weather of a place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When Andy talked to his cousin in Ohio, she said it was raining. It was snowing at Andy’s house in Pennsylvania. What is the main difference in the weather in the two location?

• a) Air pressure

• b) Humidity

• c) Temperature

• d) Wind speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When Sally walked outside, she thought that it was probably going to snow soon. What conditions made her think that?

• a) Stratus clouds and mild temperature

• b) Nimbus clouds and cold temperature

• c) Clear sky, northerly wind, and cold temperature

• d) Clear sky, southerly wind, and mild temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A layer of very cold air is close to the ground. Rain will have to pass through this layer as it falls. Which type of precipitation is most likely to reach the ground?

• a) Hail

• b) Rain

• c) Snow

• d) Sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?

• a) Very cold temperatures

• b) Very little precipitation

• c) High humidity

• d) High heat

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

Wetlands and rain forests both have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?

• a) High amounts of precipitation

• b) High elevations

• c) Low number of living things

• d) Low temperatures

Beavers make their lodges out of tree branches and mud. In which environment is a beaver most likely to be found?

• a) Desert

• b) Forest

• c) Marsh

• d) Tundra

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NGSS.3-LS4-3

Precipitation is water that falls to Earth. Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are four types of precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are above freezing?

• A. Hail

• B. Rain

• C. Sleet

• D. Snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4