Unit 4 Weather, Climate, and Water cycle

Which is the best indication that a thunderstorm is likely to occur?

• The winds are blowing from the west

• The temperature is 65 degrees F

• There are cumulonimbus clouds in the sky

• It is humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does weather differ from climate?

• Weather is the condition in an area over a long period of time

• Climate is the day to day changes in the atmosphere

• Climate is the cloud cover and precipitation at a given time in a place

• Climate is weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

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Which shows the order of the types of clouds from highest to lowest in the sky?

• cirrus, stratus, cumulus

• cirrus, cumulus, stratus

• cumulus, stratus, cirrus

• stratus, cumulus, cirrus

What type of weather is most likely to occur at a warm frontal boundary?

• thunderstorm

• windstorm

• steady rain or snow

• lightning storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why do some balls of hail have layers?

• water that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers

• each time a ball of hail goes up and down in a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added

• cracks form layers in the ball of hail

• raindrops freeze from the inside out forming one layer of ice at a time

What type of air forms over a tropical ocean?

• warm moist (wet) air

• cold wet air

• cold dry air

• warm dry air

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Runoff happens when

• condensation occurs

• evaporation occurs

• precipitation occurs

• precipitation cannot soak in to the ground anymore

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Where on earth's surface does most evaporation occur?

• soil

• glaciers

• oceans

• lakes and rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does an anemometer measure?

• wind direction

• wind speed

• wind temperature

• wind position

What could cause a change in the climate of an area over a long period of time?

• earth's position in its orbit

• a short term increase in temperature

• a long term increase in temperature

• a decrease in temperature in a week

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