Inspire Science Weather

What the air is like at a certain time and place is ___________.

• wind

• atmosphere

• weather

• gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Because of the Earth's ______________, the Sun's rays strike the Earth at different angles.

• rotation

• tilt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Temperatures get ______________ as you go higher in the atmosphere.

• colder

• hotter

Levees can be used to prevent damage from ____________.

• earthquakes

• floods

• tornadoes

• wildfires

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A thunderstorm with lots of snow, cold temperatures, and strong winds is called a ______________.

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Bridges can be built to bend without breaking in order to prevent damage in a(n) __________

• earthquake

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Different seasons are caused by the spinning of the Earth on an imaginary line called its ___________.

• hemisphere

• meridian

• axis

• rod

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year is called ______________.

• weather

• season

• climate

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which would be used to measure wind direction?

• weather vane

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

What does a rain gauge measure?

• wind speed

• wind direction

• precipitation

• temperature