Weather

day-to-day variation of the atmosphere’s condition locally.

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the variation of weather conditions over long periods of time, usually years.

• Igneous

• Climate

• Weather

• Meteorology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather

• Meteorology
• Biology
• Geology
• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

when warm air collides with cold air, and then it creates a narrow and rotating column of air from a thunderstorm

• blizzard
• earthquake
• hurricane
• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Scale that meteorologists use to rate tornadoes is called

• Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale)
• Beaufort Scale
• Richter Scale
• Saffir-Simpson Scale

Storm clouds are also called?

• cumulonimbus clouds
• nimbostratus clouds
• stratus clouds
• cirrus clouds

also spiraling storms, but these are huge and long-lasting. They form over water and can produce winds of 200 mph.

• Hurricanes
• Blizzards
• Typhoons
• Tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

dangerously low temperatures and strong winds as well as lots of snow

• Meteor shower

• Hailstorm
• Heatwave
• Blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a long period without rain or precipitation

• storm
• flood
• drought
• blizzard

Small, thin, feathery clouds are called?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Nimbus
• Cirrus