Weather Concepts Review

What does this picture show?

• weather
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this picture show?

• weather
• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Weather or climate statement? Over the last decade average rainfall has increased in our area.

• weather

• climate

Weather or climate statement? There is a 60% chance of rain today.

• weather

• climate

There are 6 weather factors. Humidity is...

• Amount of water vapor in the air

• How fast molecules are moving

• How the density changes due to the weather

• Form of water that falls from the clouds

There are 6 weather factors. What is the horizontal movement of air that moves from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure?

• air pressure

• wind

• temperature

• forecast

Clouds are one of the 6 weather factors. How do clouds form?

• Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.

• Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid or frozen water droplets in the atmosphere.

• Liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.

There are 6 weather factors. What do we call any form of water that falls from the clouds?

• rain guage

• humidity

• acid rain

• precipitation

There are 6 weather factors. ___________is a measure of the weight of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure

• density

• volume

• none of the above

What is the definition of RADIATION?

• When heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves, like sunlight (UV) and heat (infrared).

• When a hot liquid or gas heats up and expands, it becomes less dense and rises. When it cools down then it will sink.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.