Weather Review

A student is recording an observation in her science journal. She describes the clouds over her back yard fence as “spread out all over the sky in lots of layers. The clouds are covering up all of the blue sky. The sun is even covered up.” What type of clouds does she see?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• stirrup

A high feathery cloud formed of ice crystals is called a —

• cirrus clouds

• stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• thundercloud

What type of cloud is shown in the photo?

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Choose the BEST description of a cumulonimbus cloud that would fit into the box.

• Low grey clouds that form in layers and look like a blanket across the sky.

• High feathery clouds that are made of ice crystals.

• Large, dark clouds that are also known as “thunderheads”

• Large, puffy clouds that look like cotton balls in the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is the correct definition of a weather front?

• the boundary separating two air masses that have different conditions

• the boundary of air that separates hurricanes from the ocean

• the area between a storm cloud and the ground

• the air mass that separates the atmosphere from the weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What will the weather most likely be for an area that is experiencing low pressure and an approaching cold front?

• The weather will be clear.

• The weather will be cold and dry.

• The weather will produce strong storms that could bring snow.

• The weather will produce many clouds in the sky and feel humid outside.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is usually associated with a very rapidly falling barometer?

• stormy weather.

• good weather.

• the weather would be variable.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Jeff was asked to write down the air pressure each day at the beginning of science class to help the class predict the weather in the near future. When he looks at the weather center, which of the following tools should he use to find the air pressure?

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

This tool measures.... wind speed in miles per hour.

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• wind vane

This tool measures.... amount of precipitation.

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• wind vane