Weather and Climate PreTest
Authored by Maria Cuddie
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. What are the two most prominent gases that make up Earth's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
Helium and nitrogen
Oxygen and nitrogen
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Hot-air balloons rise up when the air inside is heated, and they come down when the air inside cools. This is because:
Hot air is less dense than cold air and air particles have more kinetic energy.
Hot air is more dense than cold air and air particles have more kinetic energy.
Hot air is less dense than cold air and the air particles have less kinetic energy
Hot air is more dense than cold air and the air particles have less kinetic energy
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
3. Air movement in the atmosphere is caused by (click all correct answers):
Radiation from the Sun
Airplanes
Mountains
A difference in temperature between the ground and the air
Wind Turbines
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
4. Which of the following 3 words describe how heat is transferred through the atmosphere? (Choose 3):
Conduction
Condensation
Inflation
Radiation
Convection
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. The Coriolis Effect causes:
Air and water movements to deflect counter-clockwise in the N. Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Flight delays
Air and water movements to deflect clockwise in the N. Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the S. Hemisphere
Warm air to rise and cool air to sink creating atmospheric mixing.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Use the map below to answer the following question:
What type of severe weather is shown in the map?
Tornado
Hurricane
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the lines in the map called?
Isotherms
Isobars
Isofronts
Thermal fronts
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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