Weather and Climate Review

A weather report claims that it will be a sunny and dry day. What evidence would support this claim?

• high precipitation

• high humidity

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rita's mother tells her that she thinks there might be a thunderstorm soon. Which question should Rita ask to determine whether a thunderstorm is likely to occur?

• What color are the clouds?

• How many clouds are there?

• What type of clouds are there?

• How much cloud cover is there?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which conditions are most likely to produce precipitation that falls to the ground as hail?

• moderate temperatures, overcast, with no wind

• cooling temperatures, high clouds, with strong winds

• cold temperatures, mostly cloudy, with mild wind

• hot temperatures, partly cloudy, with occasional wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Johanna is explaining to her friend how to determine the climate of an area. Which instruction is she most likely to give her friend?

• Measure the highest and lowest temperatures in a particular year.

• Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years.

• Measure the weather conditions one day and compare them to other days

• Record the precipitation and the wind speed for several months

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of weather would be expected if cirrus clouds are in the sky?

• Cirrus clouds form when it is going to turn cold.

• Cirrus clouds come before strong winds.

• Cirrus clouds mean fair weather is ahead.

• Cirrus clouds appear just before storms form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The following environments are all in a temperate zone. Which place would you most likely expect to be most hot and humid?

• desert

• swamp

• wooded forest

• mountain range

A family decides to take a winter vacation to Grandma's house in the mountains of Tennessee. As this family drives from Orlando, Florida to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, they experience a temperature change. Both their house and Grandma's house are in the temperate zone, and it is the same season, but the temperature is different.

Which is NOT a reasonable explanation for the change in temperature?

• change in latitude

• change in longitude

• change to higher elevation

• change in the distance from a large body of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It's summertime, and some friends are setting up for a late afternoon outdoor picnic in the park. As they're working, they feel the wind getting stronger and the temperature dropping. They hear from a radio report that the air pressure is dropping, too. What should they do next?

• put up more umbrellas to protect against sun burns

• put everything away to avoid the coming snowstorm

• move the picnic into a shelter because rain is on the way

• ask the park manager to turn on lights for the coming fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Jon lives on the coast of California, near the Pacific Ocean. A cold current flows past the coast. What is the most likely effect of the cold water current on the climate where Jon lives?

• The climate would be less humid than nearby inland areas.

• The cold water current would keep summer weather cooler than nearby inland areas.

• The climate would have weather that changes more throughout the year than nearby inland areas.

• The cold water current would cause the area to have warmer weather year-round than nearby inland areas.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

While on a hike, you notice the sky is filled with cumulonimbus clouds. What kind of weather should you expect?

• Clear and sunny weather

• Hot and dry conditions

• Severe thunderstorms

• Cold and snowy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5