Weather Unit Retest

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following devices measures air pressure?

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What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain

• Humidity and thunder

• Extremely hot temperatures

• Clear skies and sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting

• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• tornado
• blizzard

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cold air traveling south from Canada is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime tropical
• maritime polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This type of front can bring strong storms

• cold
• warm
• stationary
• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6