Describing Weather

Which variable is NOT weather related?

• humidity

• evaporation

• wind direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which instrument measures wind speed?

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

A volume of air contains half the moisture that it can at a certain temperature. What is its relative humidity?

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

Liquid precipitation that falls to Earth is known as_________________ .

• humidity

• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as_____________________ .

• humidity

• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The temperature at which the relative humidity is 100 percent is_________________________ .

• dew point

• anemometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the surface below it.

• Air pressure

• Dew point

• Precipitation

• Condensation

Which of the following is not a variable used to describe the weather?

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Altitude

• Wind speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following inferences can be made if the air temperature on a given day is very cold?

• The average kinetic energy of the air molecules is very high.

• The average kinetic energy of the air molecules is very low.

• The average electrical energy of the air molecules is very high.

• The average electrical energy of the air molecules is very low.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What happens to air pressure as altitude decreases?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It goes away completely

• It is transferred into precipitation