Weather/Climate

Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?

• warm front
• cold front
• air mass
• jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front

• back

• boundary

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.

• altitude
• pressure
• density
• air pressure

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

Clouds form during the process of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term best describes water vapor?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Low-level could that forms in layers and usually bring rain

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Altostratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Fluffy clouds that are flat on the bottom and usually mean fair weather

• Fog

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

• Cumulus