Weather and Climate-ESS Week 4

Which kind of weather changes the Earth's shape over a long period of time?

• wind and rainstorms

• tornados

• hurricanes

• flash floods

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weather that is a storm small than a hurricane but can cause lots of damage with winds is called _____.

• a microburst

• a tornado

• falling snow

• a warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Scientists who study climate and weather are called what?

• astronomers

• environmentalists

• meteorologists

• biologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sun's rays are the highest in the sky during which season?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In Aristotle's book "Meterologica," which of the following was not written about?

• comets

• clouds

• rain, lightening and wind

• types of rocks

Thanks to Benjamin Franklin, which device can often be found on roofs to prevent house fires?

• anemometer

• water sprinkler

• barometer

• lightening rods

How has the rock formation in the newspaper on page 2 formed?

• heat and pressure

• snowstorms

• rain and windstorms

• droughts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which symbol on a weather map means the edge of a warm mass called a warm front?

• a line of blue triangles

• triangles with black dots over them

• triangles with snowflakes over them

• a line of red half circles

What is the symbol used for a cold mass of air or a cold front?

• a line decorated with blue triangles

• a line decorated with red half circles

• a line decorated with black dots

• a line decorated with snowflakes

What is the difference between weather and climate? Choose 2 answers.

• Weather is used to describe what is going on in the atmosphere at any given time.

• Weather is when water vapor evaporates into the clouds and causes rain.

• Climate describes the weather in an area over a long period of time.

• Climate is a prediction made from meteorologist used to predict the weather for that day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6