Weather Patterns

Days are hot and sunny. Nights are warm. There is less rain than in other seasons. Which season do these weather patterns describe?

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

• Summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which tells about a pattern in weather?

• One day, it rains. The next day, it is sunny.

• One morning, it is cool. Every morning for the rest of the week is cool.

• It is sunny all day. In the evening, the sky begins to get cloudy.

• it snows all day. In the evening, the snow stops. It gets very windy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Finish the sentences.

Winter weather in Florida is (a)    than winter weather in other parts of the United States.

Finish the sentence.

It is rarely (a)   during Florida winters.

Look at the picture. A seed is starting to grow in the soil. The soil is wet. During which season does soil have these features?

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

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NGSS.1-ESS1-2

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

Weather has patterns. There is often a pattern to precipitation. Which is a tool you can use to measure precipitation?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Look at the table. It shows student data. The data was recorded during a week in the summer. This student measured the temperature every day in the afternoon.

Day of Week / Temperature 

Monday 31 °C 

Tuesday 27 °C 

Wednesday 28 °C

 Thursday 32 °C

 Friday 26 °C 

Saturday 29 °C 

Sunday ???

If this pattern holds, which temperature is most likely to be recorded on Sunday?

• 10 °C

• 18 °C

• 31 °C

• 39 °C

What is precipitation? Select all that apply.

• snow

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do seasons follow a pattern? Select all that apply.

• Seasons follow the same pattern every year.

• Fall turns to Summer as temperatures get colder.

• Winter turns to spring as the temperature warms.

• Spring turns to summer as the temperature rises.

• Fall turns to winter as the temperature gets colder.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Label each type of precipitation:

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6