Unit 4 Test

1. Which of these types of weather data is measured using a barometer? 

• Air Pressure

• Precipitation

• Relative Humidity

• Wind Speed

The wind in the diagram moves from the body of water up and over the mountain. Which letter represents the part of the diagram that will receive the LEAST precipitation?

• R

• S

• T

• W

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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1. The following graph shows the temperature in Tallahassee at different times of a day. Each temperature was determined at the same location.

What is most responsible for the warmer temperatures at midday?

• the sun

• the wind

• the altitude

• the dew point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Refer to the regions A, B, C, and D shown on the U.S. map below.

In which of these directions is the jet stream most likely to flow?

• D to C

• A to C

• C to A

• C to B

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Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• Cooler temperatures in the artic

• results in sea levels rising

• will have no effect on ecosystems

• none of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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What is elevation?

• the depth of the ocean

• the height of the atmosphere

• the depth of a lake

• the height above sea level

What is the side of the mountain that gets no/little precipitation called?

• West side

• Dry side

• Rain shadow

• It's the same as the other side

warm air mass stretches over a cold air mass

• cold front
• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is shown?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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