Weather and Atmosphere Review

The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it

• Air mass

• Weather

• Air Pressure

• Climate

The amount of water vapor in the air

• Humidity

• Weather Map

• Front

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The place where one air mass meets with another air mass

• Barometer

• Front

• Weather

• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to sunlight as it hits the Earth farther away from the Equator?

• It gets more direct

• It gets more indirect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is NOT a local wind?

• Land Breeze

• Valley Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Global Breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What measure wind speed using cups that rotate when the wind blows?

• Barometer

• Windsock

• Anemometer

• Weathervane

What type of cloud forms near the ground?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Fog

• Stratus

An air mass is described based on what?

• How big they are

• Where they form

• The date they form

• The person who discovers them

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of pressure system brings warm and stormy weather?

• Low Pressure

• High Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of pressure systems bring dry and clear weather?

• Low Pressure

• High Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5