Weather Forecasting

This collects data for weather, climate, and environmental monitoring from space

• weather balloons

• satellites

• weather stations

• radar

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which tools do meteorologists use to help create weather forecasts?

• the look outside and guess

• weather watcher opinions

• weather maps

• they ask their mom

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This map best shows which details?

• shows isolines with high and low pressure

• shows types of precipitation

• was created for newspapers

• is probably not used to make forecasts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the symbol indicated by the yellow arrow most likely represent?

• high temperatures

• a hurricane

• low pressure

• high pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is forming in the diagram?

• a front

• a hurricane

• a thunderstorm

• a tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do the numbers on the map represent?

• air pressure

• temperatures

• humidity levels

• amount of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which description is accurate regarding newspaper maps?

• include isobars

• are created using more complicated maps

• are a good resource for long-range planning

• are used by meteorologists to create other maps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which weather forecast would be accurate based on this weather map?

• Miami will have sunny weather.

• San Francisco has cloudy weather

• Denver will be warm and stormy

• It will be cold in Atlanta.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the line indicated by the arrows most likely represent?

• a warm front

• high winds

• high humidity

• a cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6