Unit 6 Weather Review

Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.

• Coriolis Effect
• Greenhouse Effect
• Climate Effect
• Atmosphere Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of breeze is created when the land is warmer than the ocean?

• Seabreeze
• Landbreeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What heats the Earth's surface?

• the moon
• the sun
• the ocean
• the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

• Warm ocean waters
• Polar ocean waters
• On lakes and rivers
• Over the central plains of the U.S

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,

• True
• False