Weather & Climate Exam Review

Weather or climate?: Refers to a small geographical area.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Weather or climate?: Patterns that occur over and over; long term behavior

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather or climate?: It is very windy outside.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornadoes or hurricanes?: Forms over land

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornadoes or hurricanes?: Greatest damage comes from wind

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tornadoes or hurricanes?: Classified using the Saffir-Simpson Scale (Category 1-Category 5)

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which form of heat transfer occurs through direct contact?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which type of heat transfer is how the sun warms the Earth's surface?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Through which type of heat transfer are clouds formed?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of precip?: As it falls from the clouds it starts as a solid, melts as it continues to fall, and then freezes when it makes contact with the ground.

• Snow

• Sleet

• Freezing Rain

• Rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4