Atmosphere & Weather Quiz

LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE THAT ALL ACTIVITY THAT YOU ARE EXPOSED TO TAKES PLACE

• TROPOSPHERE
• LOCAL WINDS
• GLOBAL WINDS
• OZONE LAYER
• EL NINO

OCCURS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WHEN WARM WATER IS NOT BLOWN OUT TO SEA BY TRADE WINDS

• EL NINO
• LOCAL WINDS
• GLOBAL WINDS
• OZONE LAYER
• CONVECTION

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

PART OF A CIRCULATING PATTERN OF AIR, THESE WINDS BLOW GREAT DISTANCES IN ONE DIRECTION AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE JET STREAM

• GLOBAL WINDS
• LOCAL WINDS
• OZONE LAYER
• EL NINO
• CONVECTION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

PROTECTS THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS FROM HARMFUL UV RAYS FROM THE SUN THAT WOULD SCORCH(BURN) THE EARTH

• OZONE LAYER
• LOCAL WINDS
• GLOBAL WINDS
• EL NINO
• CONVECTION

WINDS THAT BLOW IN A LOCAL AREA

• LOCAL WINDS
• GLOBAL WINDS
• OZONE LAYER
• EL NINO
• CONVECTION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A DENSE TOWERING VERTICAL CLOUD ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS

• FUJITA SCALE
• CUMULONIMBUS
• DOPPLER RADAR
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• SEVERE WEATHER

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

THE WARMING OF EARTH'S SURFACE DUE TO GASES AND WATER VAPOR RERADIATING THERMAL ENERGY

• FUJITA SCALE
• CUMULONIMBUS
• DOPPLER RADAR
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• SEVERE WEATHER

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

USED TO MEASURE THE DAMAGE OF A TORNADO

• FUJITA SCALE
• CUMULONIMBUS
• DOPPLER RADAR
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• SEVERE WEATHER

ANY DANGEROUS METEOROLOGICAL EVENT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE DAMAGE, SERIOUS SOCIAL DISRUPTION, OR LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE

• FUJITA SCALE
• CUMULONIMBUS
• DOPPLER RADAR
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• SEVERE WEATHER

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A RADAR TRACKING SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES THE LOCATION AND VELOCITY OF STORM, CLOUDS, & PRECIPITATION

• FUJITA SCALE
• CUMULONIMBUS
• DOPPLER RADAR
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• SEVERE WEATHER

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6