Weather Variables, Fronts, Air Masses, and Global Winds Test

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Hygrometer

What is a thermometer?

• A device to measure temperature

• A device to measure wind speed

• A device to measure humidity

• A device to measure altitude

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If a scientist were trying to determine how fast the wind was moving in a hurricane, what tool would they use?

• hygrometer

• compass

• barometer

• anemometer

Select the best answer- What is weather?

• Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
• Weather is the atmosphere.
• Weather is precipitation.
• Weather is wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Humidity is the...

• Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
• Amount of Wind in the Air
• Amount of Precipitation in the Air
• Amount of Pressure in the Air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere is ________.

• air pressure

• humidity

• air temperature

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A measure of how fast or slow the of molecules in the air are moving is _____.

• air pressure

• humidity

• air temperature

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If an air mass is sinking, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If an air mass is rising, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5