Weather and Climate Unit Assessment 5

Which are good examples of a stationary front?

• It rained for one hour today

• It has been snowing for two weeks straight in Alaska

• It was sunny yesterday but now it is raining

• It has been sunny all month and it hasn't rained once

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two are false?

• Occluded fronts are the most common front

• Stationary fronts stay still

• Weather is how it feels outside over a long period of time

• The symbol for a cold front is blue triangles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select some indicators of climate change that would be expected to INCREASE in a warming world.

• Obesity

• Sea Level

• Extreme Weather Events

• Racial Conflict

• Sea Surface Temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the effect of there being more solar radiation striking at the equator than toward the poles?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Choose the best forecast for Minneapolis on Saturday.

• snow
• cloudy skies
• hail
• sunny skies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A severe storm that involves cold temperatures, high winds, and heavy snowfall:

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The weather is...

• The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.

• The state of the atmosphere at a particular time.

• Is this even a question

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

It was sunny all weekend.

• climate

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What forces drive the water cycle?

• solar energy and humidity

• precipitation and wind

• solar energy and gravity

• pressure and gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The coldest zone is

• Polar Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6