Weather & Climate

A student studied two Texas maps that showed some high temperatures for two days in October 2012. How many degrees Celsius did the high-temperature increase in the city that had the greatest change in high temperature?

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• 1

• 3

• No change

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A student plans to make a chart that describes each process in the water cycle. Which sentence should the student use to describe the process of condensation?

• Water flows downhill

• Liquid water turns into water vapor

• Polar ice turns into liquid water

• Water vapor collects to form droplets

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The pictures show a sidewalk at three different times on the same day. The changes were caused by the weather. Which table best describes the changes that most likely occurred between 6:00 a.m. and noon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A diagram of the stages in the water cycle is shown. Which of these observations would most likely be seen at stage N?

• Water flowing downhill

• Fog forming along a highway

• The water level of a lake decreasing

• Dark clouds forming in the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which table correctly classifies statements about weather and climate?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease

Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front

• Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which process will happen when the sun interacts with the ocean?

• Rain will fall only on the land

• Water will not evaporate at nighttime

• Salt water will become fresh water vapor

• Precipitation will happen less often

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following explains how water undergoes a change of state in one stage of the water cycle in order to move from the ocean's surface into the air?

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes a gas and rises

• Gaseous water rises as it is cooled by the ocean

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun condenses into rain

• Gaseous water collects in drops of fog above the ocean's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4