Weather & Climate

Choose the best response that describes the reasons for the seasons on Earth.

• Distance between the sun and the Earth.

• Tilt of the Earth on its axis.

• Elliptical path of the Earth around the sun.

• Warm ocean currents and cold jet stream.

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Choose the explanation that describes why it is winter in North America when it is summer in South America.

• south is always warmer than the north.

• there is less land than water in the south

• North America receives less direct sunlight during the winter

• when it is December in North America, it is June in South America

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is true regarding the properties of an air mass?

• air mass is warmer on the leading edge and cooler at the trailing edge

• air mass has similar temp and moisture properties throughout

• air mass is cooler near the edges and has greater moisture near the center

• air mass has greater moisture near the edges and is cooler near the center.

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Timmy & Marsh were investigating what happens when warm and cold air masses meet. They poured hot water (red water) into one side of a divided tank and cold water (blue water) into the other side of the divided tank. What should Carla and Craig observe when remove the divider and the hot and cold water come together?

• cold blue and warm red water mix to form purple water

• hot red water will sink to the bottom and cold blue water will rise to the top

• cold blue water will sink to the bottom and hot red water will rise to the top

• hot red water will stay on one side while cold blue water will stay on the other side

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The sun's heating of the Earth and the rotation of the Earth on its axis are largely responsible for:

• cloud formation

• formation of water vapor

• barometric pessure

• wind patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is weather?

• the day to day changes in temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, and air pressure

• amount of water vapor in the air.

• the average or usual weather pattern that occurs in a region over a long period of time

• a cloud that has formed with its base on the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• the day to day changes in temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, and air pressure

• amount of water vapor in the air.

• the average or usual weather pattern that occurs in a region over a long period of time

• a cloud that has formed with its base on the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How is air at sea level different than air at the top of a mountain?

• Air at sea level is warmer and has more air pressure; where air at a mountain top is cooler and has less air presure

• air at sea level is cooler and has more air pressure; where air at a mountain top is warmer and has less air presure

• air at sea level is cooler and has less air pressure; where air at a mountain top is warmer and has more air pressue

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

What causes winds?

• differences in precipitation
• differences in humidity
• differences in air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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