Predicting Weather

Which location is most likely experiencing warmer temperatures and higher humidity?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why does city "B" have clear skies?

• It is in North America

• There is not a front moving through city "B"

• Clouds do not form in the West

• It is located near a high pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is Denver most likely experiencing? Notice the type of front that has just passed through.

• High humidity, cooler temperatures

• Low humidity, cooler temperatures

• Rainy, cold weather

• Rainy, humid weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is Minneapolis most likely experiencing?

• light/drizzly rain

• severe thunderstorms

• sunny skies

• cloudy skies, light precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tim said that Chicago is most likely to experience rainy weather. Jennifer thinks that Dallas is most likely to experience rainy weather.

Which student is correct?

• Tim because Chicago is the closest to a low pressure system and they produce precipitation.

• Jennifer because high pressure systems produce precipitation

• Both students are correct because all systems produce precipitation

• Neither of the students are correct because the cities are not close enough to the system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two cities are most likely to experience clear, dry weather?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Minneapolis

• Chicago & Nashville

• Dallas & Houston

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

• Seattle

• Minneapolis

• Dallas

• Chicago

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Near which two cities are the low pressure systems located?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Seattle

• Dallas & Houston

• Chicago & Nashville

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why do you see precipitation near the L? (select 2 answers)

• because that is low pressure and that is where air rises, forming clouds

• because that is where air is falling and it brings rain with it

• because southern Ohio is always rainy this time of year

• because the cold front is meeting the warm front which forces warm air to rise rapidly forming clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• Warm Front
• High Air Pressure
• Cold Front
• High Temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6