Weather and Climate

Where does weather take place

• mountain

• forest

• ocean

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The Sun heats Earth’s surface the same in all places

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air is _______dense so it _________.

• less, sinks

• more, rises

• less, rises

• more, doesn't move

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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_________________ is the long-term average of weather

• Climate

• Weather

• Oceans

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather changes is ____________, but climate changes very _____________

• slowly, fast

• minutes, slowly

• slowly, minutes

• slowly, slowly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

• climate

• trend

• weather

• season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A force applied by the weight of air

• cold front

• barometer

• humidity

• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

___________ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.

• Sunlight

• Altitude

• atmosphere

• latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of water vapor held in the air is

• air pressure

• evaporation

• humidity

• fog

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

• climate

• weather

• forecast

• sunlight

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