Earth Systems

What best describes humidity?

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• How hot it is outside

• The amount of rainfall

• High air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of clouds can result in thunderstorms?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of precipitation is most likely to form on a warm day with cumulonimbus clouds and a strong updraft?

• Snow

• Hail

• Sleet

• Rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What phase of the water cycle is being shown by the arrows pointing up?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Precipitation occurs because...

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What climate zone can best be described as warm temperatures, high humidity and heavy rainfall?

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• Swamps

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What statement best describes Tundras?

• Lots of precipitation

• Warm summers, cool winters

• High humidity

• Stays cold year round, coldest of all environments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The ________________ is the driving force of the Earth's weather

• Sun

• Moon

• Clouds

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When tiny droplets of water form in the air it is called

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Warm air molecules...

• Rise

• Sink

• Stay in place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4