Weather Practice Quiz

The boundary between air masses that have different temperatures and humidity levels is called _____.

• a pressure front

• an air mass

• a cirrus cloud

• a front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tornadoes are columns of very quickly spinning air that form when _____.

• air masses with very different temperatures meet

• a cold front moves over the land

• the humidity rises

• air masses with the same temperature meet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

We know a thunderstorm may be coming when we see _______________.

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cirrus clouds

• cumulus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a low pressure system first moves into an area, the weather will probably be ___________.

• cloudy and rainy

• hot and sunny

• rainy and dry

• fair and sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If the barometric pressure falls quickly, it means ____________.

• a cold front is coming

• a warm front is coming

• a thunderstorm or hurricane is coming

• the temperature is getting hotter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What cloud is thin, wispy, high in the sky, and made of ice crystals?

• cirrus cloud

• stratus cloud

• cumulus cloud

• cumulonimbus cloud

When very warm, moist air masses are created over the ocean, what storm may be forming?

• tornado

• twister

• hail storm

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of water vapor in the air is called _____.

• pressure

• rain

• fog

• humidity

A thunderstorm occurs when _______.

• a warm front rises and quickly cools

• a cold front changes direction

• a warm front changes direction

• a cold front meets a cold, dry air mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What instrument measures wind speed?

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

• gauge