3rd Grade Weather Quiz

What is the definition of weather?

• Water that moves downward into the ground

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• The stage in the water cycle when water vapor cools and turns into water droplets

• The state of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is cloud coverage?

• The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• The stage of the water cycle where water turns into water vapor

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is precipitation?

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

• The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

• When water falls from the clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• The continuous movement of water on, above, or below the Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is evaporation?

• The state of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place

• The stage of the water cycle where water turns into water vapor

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• Water that moves downward into the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is climate?

• The stage in the water cycle when water vapor cools and turns into water droplets

• The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The measure of how fast the air is moving

• Water that runs off mountains and falls back into oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The measure of how fast the air is moving (unit = miles per hour)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The continuous movement of water on, above, or below the Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The state of the air and atmosphere at a SPECIFIC time and place

• Weather

• Air

• Clouds

• Time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When there is high cloud coverage, there is a lot of

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What CAUSED evaporation?

• Cooling

• Heating

• Water vapor

• River

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4