Unit 2 Lesson 1: Weather and Weather Prediction

What is the weather?

• measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• the measure of how hot or cold something is

• short-term description of the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place

• a large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As the temperature of air particles increases, the air pressure of the particles ___________.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

At the top of a mountain, the air pressure is ________ than it would be at the bottom of the mountain.

As the speed of the air particles increases, the kinetic energy also increases.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What two factors do not affect the type of precipitation that falls?

• the temperature of space

• the temperature where the cloud formed

• the temperature of the air as the precipitation falls

• the temperature of your house

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following fronts with the correct definition.

• cold air mass overtakes warm air mass

• cold front

• warm & cold air masses meet & still

• warm front

• warm air mass overrides cold air mass

• stationary front

• cold air mass pushes under warm air mass

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The ​ (a)   the isobar lines are on a weather map, the stronger the wind is.

• closer
• further

Which of the following are the reasons why the Earth systems interact?

• the Earth-sun-moon system

• the force of gravity

• the sun's energy

• the energy from Earth's hot interior

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

​ (a)   -pressure systems typically result in ​ (b)   weather, while ​ low-pressure systems typically result in ​ (c)   weather

• High
• sunny
• icky
• humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

______ affect the weather because they bring energy from one part of the globe to another, specifically altering the climates of coastal cities.

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