Weather and Climate

What is precipitation?

• the sweat from our bodies on a hot day

• the gas that we use in furnaces and ovens

• any form of water that falls from the sky

• warm rain, not frozen rain or sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the water cycle?

• the process through which water evaporates

• the path that water takes from the Earth to the clouds and back again

• the path water takes from the mountain top to the soil

• the process of water falling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these describes evaporation?

• water vapor becomes a liquid

• plants lose water through their leaves

• what goes up must come down

• the sun warms up the water and becomes vapor in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What would most likely happen if it didn’t rain in a certain area for a long period of time?

• animals and plants would live the same way they do now

• animals would drink all the water and leave none for the plants

• plants would die, and animals wouldn't be able to receive nutrients from eating plants.

• nutrients would find a different way to get to the plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What do water droplets form?

• clouds

• condensation

• evaporation

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 

• Season
• climate
• weather
• Summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

An instrument used to show the direction of wind and measure the speed

• rain guage
• Thermometer
• barometer
• wind sock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the amount of water vapor in the air

• warm front
• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is

• barometer
• thermometer
• wind sock
• rain guage

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4