Weather and Climate test 2025

What is weather?

• a. The intensity of sunlight
• b. The total amount of precipitation a location receives in a year
• c. The conditions of the atmosphere for a location
• d. The change in climate of a region over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do you describe weather?

• a. Weather is described using tools that measure specific factors in the atmosphere
• b. Weather is described using descriptive language based on what you observe with your senses
• c. Weather is described using numbers or values that define atmospheric conditions
• d. All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which weather factor describes how warm or cold it is?

• a. Humidity
• b. Temperature
• c. Dew Point
• d. Sky conditions

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How do we describe wind?

• a. By its speed
• b. By the direction from where it blows (where it originates)
• c. By the direction to where it is blowing
• d. Both a and b

What do we call the fall of water from the sky?

• a. Condensation
• b. Precipitation
• c. Evaporation
• d. Humidity

Which of the following features of Earth explains why certain regions receive direct sunlight and other regions receive indirect sunlight?

• a. Earth is round
• b. Earth rotates
• c. Earth revolves around the sun
• d. The moon blocks some of the sun’s rays from reaching Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which clouds are found lowest (below 6,000 feet) in the atmosphere?

• a. Cirrus clouds
• b. Alto clouds
• c. Stratus clouds
• d. Cumulonimbus clouds

Clouds are important to study because they help us predict:

• a. Air temperature
• b. Air quality
• c. Weather
• d. Air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather event can be associated with strong thunderstorms?

• a. Lightning
• b. Hail storm
• c. Tornado
• d. All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which weather event is associated with intense snowfall and strong, sustained winds?

• a. A hail storm
• b. A blizzard
• c. A hurricane
• d. A tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6