Weather & Climate Reviewer # 1

Which statement below is TRUE about temperature and latitudes?

• The closer the area to the equator, the lower the temperature.

• The closer the area to the equator, the higher the temperature.

• The closer the area to the poles, the higher the temperature.

• No relationship is significant of latitudes and temperature.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is created when warm air rises and cool air sinks?

• wind

• precipitation

• high air pressure

• Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is a local wind system blowing air from the land to the sea at night.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• sea breeze

• land breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Study the picture. What type of a local wind system is this?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Gulf Stream

• La Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following will result because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis and revolution around the sun?

• seasons

• night and day

• difference in time zone

• existence of leap year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A high pressure and low pressure very close to each other in a barometric reading will most likely produce ________.

• high wind speed

• low temperature

• fair weather

• fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low-lying clouds that overcast the sky and might bring light precipitation such as drizzle.

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather occurred on Monday?

• Fair weather

• Rainy weather

• Stormy weather

• Low Pressure System

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is often associated with a stormy weather?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On a chilly morning of autumn, these low-lying, close-to-the-ground clouds are formed.

• fog

• stratus clouds

• smog

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5