6th Grade Science eLearning Review

What weather instrument measures air pressure?

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain gauge
• wind vane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• barometer
• anemometer
• thermometer
• rain gauge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A high pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Snow blizzard
• Sunny and dry
• Rain storm
• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A low pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Sunny 
• A clear sky
• Dry day
• Stormy or wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. 

• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cumulus 
• Stratus

What is an air mass? 

• A place where weather always changes in an extreme way.
• Air that is wet and freezing
• A cloud that produces rain, snow, sleep, or hail.
• A large body of air with the same moisture and temperature throughout.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What water cycle process results in plants releasing water vapor from their leaves?

• precipitation
• crystallization
• transpiration
• collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

Where does the majority of electrical energy come from in Oregon?

• Hydroelectric
• Natural Gas
• Wood
• Wind