Weather and Climate 1-3

The state of the atmosphere at a place and time

• weather

• climate

• vortex

• variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period of time

• weather

• climate

• vortex

• variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather conditions ________ change.

• take a long time to

• do not

• can quickly

• never

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True/False - We can predict weather with 100% accuracy.

• True

• False

Which is NOT a type of weather

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tropical is a type of

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A scientist who studies climate (= general or long-term weather conditions):

• climatologist

• meteorologist

• atmospheric scientist

• oceanographer

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5