Weather on Earth Assessment Review

Air has mass

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air takes up space

• True

• False

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

Most of the water on Earth is found in

• ground water

• the ocean

• glaciers

• the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The major source of energy that heats the earth is

• fossil fuels

• geothermal energy

• the sun

• volcanoes

What is weather?

• The changes that occur in clouds from day to day

• The amount of rain or snow that falls in a day

• The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

• Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and other disasters

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the prediction of weather called?

• report

• front

• precipitation

• forecast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following disasters is a large storm spinning around an eye that creates heavy rains and winds for coastal areas?

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• flood

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Areas closer to the __________ receive more direct sun

• Prime Meridian

• Poles

• Equator

• the beach

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A girl was at the park on a hot, sunny day. She took her shoes off and ran around on the grass, then ran on the sidewalk. The sidewalk was so hot that she had to run so her bare feet wouldn’t hurt. Why was the sidewalk hotter than the grass?

• The grass is soft and the sidewalk is hard

• The grass is living, and the sidewalk is not

• The grass and the sidewalk absorb heat at different rates

• The grass was in the sun and the sidewalk was in the shade

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4