Weather and Climate

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front
• back
• side
• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• mountains

• lakes

• plains

• valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which side of a mountain range is closer to the ocean?

• leeward side

• rain shadow side

• windward side

• downwind side

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4