Weather review

What type of weather conditions will a high pressure system most likely create?

• mostly fair skies

• cloudy and stormy

• hot and partly cloudy

• cold and overcast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather conditions will a low pressure system likely bring?

• mostly fair

• hot and humid

• cloudy and stormy

• cold and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does the United States experience different seasons?

• The clouds block out the sun

• The distance the earth is from the Sun

• The Earth is tilted on an axis

• The moon's rotation around the earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the primary type of current that leads to land breezes?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Magnetic

• Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of clouds are mostly associated with thunderstorms?

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When the barometric pressure falls rapidly , what does this most likely indicate?

• clearing skies

• decreasing humidity

• approaching stormy weather

• increasing temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On a cool, cloudy day, a meteorologist predicts a high-pressure system will move into the area. What type of weather will the system most likely bring?

• snowy

• stormy

• hot

• sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The prevailing winds and jet stream air currents are most often responsible for what?

• the movement of air masses

• the flow of ocean currents

• the rise and fall of oceanic tides

• the strength of hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which general direction do air masses move across the continental United States?

• from north to south

• from east to west

• from south to north

• from west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What weather condition occurs in the Pacific Ocean and can affect the climates of North and South America for long periods of time?

• The Gulf Stream

• The Jet Stream

• La Nina

• Strong storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6