Weather and Water Cycle

Which statement is about weather?

• The average annual rainfall is 51cm.

• The average high temperature in springtime is 22°C.

• The average temperature Monday was 17°C.

• The average number of sunny days per year is 285.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What measures air pressure?

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

Which tool is BEST used to collect information about the weather?

• ruler

• stopwatch

• thermometer

• collecting net

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An anemometer measures

• temperature

• wind speed

• air pressure

• rainfall

“Rainy” can describe both the weather and climate of an area. What is the difference between rainy weather and a rainy climate?

• A rainy climate describes a shorter time than rainy weather.

• A rainy climate describes a longer time than rainy weather.

• A rainy climate describes a bigger area than rainy weather.

• A rainy climate describes a smaller area than rainy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Stages of the water cycle are evaporation, precipitation, and matter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water cycle follows many different pathways

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a puddle of water disappears, we can say that it

• evaporated

• condensated

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?

• volcano

• Sun

• lightning

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What controls if water is a gas, liquid, or solid?

• what container its in

• where it has been stored

• what its temperature is

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4