Water Cycle and Weather Review

This weather front generally brings SEVERAL

days of rain, fog, clouds and possible flooding.

• cold front

• warm front

• continental front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which best describes how the Sun causes wind?

• Energy from the Sun energizes water particles

  in the ocean, which move around faster and

  more randomly, creating wind.

• Energy from the Sun excites air particles in the

  atmosphere, which move around faster and

  more randomly, creating wind.

• Energy from the Sun heats the air unevenly,

  causing differences in air pressure. Wind occurs

  when air moves from high to low pressure areas.

• Energy from the Sun is reflected back toward

  the Sun by Earth's lands and oceans. Wind

  occurs as the energy moves from Earth back

  into space.

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The weather map showed two air masses with

different temperatures & humidity coming

together (colliding)? What is it called when the

two air masses meet or come together?

• front

• winds

• hurricane

• precipitation

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What kind of wind blows cool air from land to water?

• mountain breeze

• valley breeze

• sea breeze

• land breeze

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Which process cana scientist explain with this model?

• evaporation

• boiling

• melting

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a narrow band of strong winds that blows from west to east?

• a Hadley cell

• a trade wind

• a jet stream

• a cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which situation would most likely result in a thunderstorm?

• A warm air mass rapidly increases in altitude.

• A warm air mass collides with a cool air mass.

• A warm air mass collides with a warm air mass.

• A warm air mass rapidly decreases in altitude.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Evaporation in the water cycle is most affected by

• Earth's rotation

• human activities

• the Sun's energy

• Earth's landforms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ozone (O3) is a pale blue gas at standard

conditions. Ozone is one of the most toxic

inorganic substances known, causing flexible

materials, such as lung tissue, to become

extremely brittle. Even though it is dangerous at

ground level, ozone is important to life on Earth.

Why is ozone important to life on Earth?

• Ozone in the thermosphere absorbs energy that

  is reflected by Earth.

• Ozone in the atmosphere absorbs harmful

  ultraviolet radiation from space.

• Ozone in the biosphere maintains balanced

  ecosystem populations.

• Ozone in the troposphere destroys excess

  atmospheric carbon dioxide.

The primary source of energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans is

• thermal energy from the Sun.

• Earth's magnetic field.

• the force of gravity from the Moon.

• Earth's gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4