Weather and Climate

Which describes the air mass approaching City B?

• Warm Front and temperatures will increase

• Warm Front and temperatures will decrease

• Cold Front and temperatures will increase

• Cold Front and temperatures will decrease

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes how a cloud is formed?

• The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and condenses.

• The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and condenses.

• The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and evaporates.

• The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and evaporates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where do Hurricanes form?

• Over warm ocean water

• Over cold ocean water

• Over dry land

• Over wet land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What shape do Tornadoes take?

• Circle

• Eye

• Funnel

• Square

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.
• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.
• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.
• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Two major factors used to identify climate are?

• longitude and latitude
• temperature and precipitation
• lattitude and temperature
• layers in the atmosphere

This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front 
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5