Weather 3 (Clouds)

Land heats up faster during the day than water does. As the beach gets warm during the day, it heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cool air from the ocean is pulled in to replace it. So, air flows from the ocean to the land. At night, the land cools faster than the ocean. What MOST likely happens to the air at the beach at night?

• The air is still.

• The air moves along the coast.

• The air flows from the ocean to the land.

• The air flows from the land to the ocean.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Examine the following weather data.

This day was clear and cool. If it rained the next day, which numbers would MOST likely change?

• precipitation and air pressure

• air pressure and moon visibility

• moon visibility and low temperature

• low temperature and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?

• because the temperatures over land and over water change

• because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

• because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean

• because cool air sinks and stays in place over land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?

• fair

• humid

• foggy

• stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Barbara looked out her window on the day of the school picnic. She saw cirrus clouds in the sky. Which kind of weather should she expect for the picnic?

• fair weather

• warmer weather

• light rain

• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best explains how clouds are classified?

• by the elevation at which they are found

• by the amount of dust particles in the cloud

• by the temperature at which the cloud formed

Which cloud type is the most likely to produce hail?

• stratocumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrocumulus

As water vapor condenses into liquid, which of the following can be formed?

• ice

• steam

• frost

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why is it important to know the different types of clouds?

• Clouds can indicate the time of day that it is.

• Clouds can indicate the type of weather that will occur.

• Clouds can indicate the temperature of different layers of the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds indicate precipitation?

• cirrus

• stratus

• nimbus

• cumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4