Weather Test Review

Define weather

• Current state of the troposphere
• Current state of the atmosphere
• Overall pattern of precipitation in a location
• Cummulative rainfall in a location in a year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What layer is the lowest in the atmosphere?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Ionosphere
• Exosphere

Select all of the following that causes weather.

• Heat from the sun
• Movement of air
• Orbit of Earth
• Gravity of the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following does NOT describe weather?

• Wind
• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Humidity
• Currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

High temperatures are usually associated with what type of weather?

• High Pressure
• Medium Pressure
• Low Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low temperatures are usually associated with what type of weather?

• High Pressure
• Medium Pressure
• Low Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or false: Cold air can hold more moisture than warm air.

• True
• False

When warm air rises, what sort of pressure system is formed?

• High pressure
• Medium pressure
• Low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of air

• Wind
• Rain
• Pressure
• Front
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When is the jet stream the strongest?

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6