Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west

• east to west

• south to west

• west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas?

• hot and dry

• wet and stormy

• cold and snowy

• sunny and humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Mrs. Anderson gave her class a quiz about the Gulf Stream. The first question asked students to draw the path of the current. Four of the maps are below. Which student drew the path correctly?

• Tomas

• Cecily

• Humberto

• Zavia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which kind of weather change will occur with an increase in air pressure?

• cooler and dryer

• colder and rainier

• hotter and stormier

• warmer and moister

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cloud is shown beneath the bridge. This form of water is called

• snow

• fog

• rain.

• sleet.

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Which will be the effect of a warm front moving into an area?

• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and remain after the front is gone.

• Light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and clear after the front is gone.

• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and grow cloudy after the front is gone.

• Skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and remain clear after the front is gone.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?

• cold and dry

• fair and sunny

• clear and humid

• rainy and windy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather results from a warm front moving into an area?

• The wind speed decreases, the temperature increases, and nimbus clouds appear. B. The wind speed

• The wind speed increases, the temperature decreases, and stratus clouds appear.

• There is a change in wind direction, a decrease in temperature, and no clouds appear.

• There is a change in wind direction, an increase in temperature, and stratus clouds appear.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do clouds usually affect daytime temperature?

• Clouds create fog, cooling the area beneath them.

• Clouds absorb heat, warming the area beneath them.

• Clouds reflect sunlight, cooling the area beneath them.

• Clouds block colder high altitude air, warming the area beneath them.