Meteorology Unit 1- Atmospheric properties

If Fahrenheit changes 1 degree then Celsius changes . . .

• 0.56

• 0.90

• 1.8

• 3.6

Select all that apply: What affects climate?

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Ocean currents

• Skyscrapers

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select all that apply: Weather vs Climate

• Weather is short term and climate is long term

• Weather is what is happening right now whereas climate needs at least 30 years to establish

• Climate is how you dress whereas weather is what you prepare for

• A hurricane every year is weather whereas the annual rainfall is climate

• Weather can change whereas climate is stable

Check all that apply: what variables create weather?

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

• Air Density

• Humidity

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Freezing point of water?

• 0 C

• 100 C

• -32 C

• 150 C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Where is it hottest and why?

• The equator due to the direct rays of the sun

• The equator due to the spread nature of the rays striking it

• The poles due to the direct rays of the sun

• The poles due to the spread nature of the rays striking it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where is it coldest and why?

• The equator due to the direct rays of the sun

• The equator due to the spread nature of the rays striking it

• The poles due to the direct rays of the sun

• The poles due to the spread nature of the rays striking it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Were is air the densest?

• Closer to ocean level

• Higher in the sky

• Same everywhere

As air pressure changes what happens?

• Wind

• The air moves from one location to another

• It alters the density

• Nothing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As temperature increases what happens?

• Density decreases

• Humidity decreases

• Density increases

• Humidity increases

• Pressure increases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4