Predicting Weather

When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?

• cold and dry

• fair and sunny

• clear and humid

• rainy and windy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the most likely result if the wind in North Carolina changes direction and begins to blow from the south?

• Temperature will get warmer.

• Temperature drops.

• Temperature stays the same.

• Temperature will drop; then rise.

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Which will be the effect of a warm front moving into an area?

• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and remain after the front is gone.

• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and clear after the front is gone.

• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and grow cloudy after the front is gone.

• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and remain clear after the front is gone.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which will most likely be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?

• Low, thick clouds with rain will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move.

• High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which day will people in both cities most likely see rain?

• Monday

• Tueday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

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Which best describes a hurricane?

• a low-pressure weather system

• a high-pressure weather system

• a stationary front

• a cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Below is a table showing precipitation amounts and temperature for Cary, NC.

Based on this data, what kind of weather would most likely be forecast for the weekend?

• cool and rainy

• warm and rainy

• cool and thunderstorms

• Sunny and bright

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which correctly compares low- and high-pressure weather systems?

• A low-pressure system usually brings cool dry air and clear skies, while a high-pressure system brings clouds and precipitation.

• A low-pressure system usually brings clouds and precipitation, while a high-pressure system brings cool dry air and clear skies.

• A low-pressure system usually brings warm dry air and clear skies, while a high-pressure system usually brings warm moist air and precipitation.

• A low-pressure systems brings sunny and fair weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front has just reached the area of Idaho that is marked with a star.

Which numbered point will the cold front most likely reach next?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which method of collecting weather data is most likely to be accurate?

• collecting daily from the same place at the same time

• collecting daily from different places at different times

• collecting weekly from different places at the same time

• collecting weekly from the same place at different times