Meteorology (GSH)

Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ________ weather.

• cold and dry

• cloudy and rainy

• sunny and dry

• warm and humid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place called?

• Jet Stream

• Season

• Climate

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of the weather instrument that measures and displays temperature?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Wind Vane

• Hydrometer

What do we call the amount of water vapor in the air?

• Humidity

• Rain

• Dewpoint

• Sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of air has MORE space for water vapor?

• Warm

• Cool

What is the amount of water vapor in the air COMPARED to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation?

• Barometer

• Sleet

• Relative Humidity

• Dewpoint

What is the temperature at which more condensation occurs than evaporation?

• Boiling Point

• Dewpoint

• Humidity

• Freezing Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of the precipitation that occurs when water droplets in a cloud get so big they fall to the Earth?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of the precipitation that forms small ice pellets after rain falls through cold air?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

What is the name of the precipitation that forms when a layer of cold air is within 2000 feet of the ground, and droplets don't have time to refreeze into ice pellets?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• Freezing Rain