6th Grade Science Ch 13 Weather

Which topic in NOT a weather variable?

• air temperature

• doppler radar

• relative humidity

Air moves outward from a

• stationary front

• tropical air mass

• high-pressure system

• low-pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What air mass affects Florida weather?

• Maritime polar

• Maritime tropical

• Continental tropical

• Continental polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cold front brings

• severe storms

• steady rain or snow

• cloudy skies and light rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A warm front brings

• severe storms

• steady rain or snow

• cloudy skies and light rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A stationary front brings

• severe storms

• steady rain or snow

• cloudy skies and light rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of precipitation dies NOT reach Earth in a frozen form?

• hail

• rain

• snow

• sleet

Hurricanes form when

• a cold front meets a warm front

• updrafts in a thunderstorm rotate

• warm, moist air rises over an ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tornadoes form when

• a cold front meets a warm front

• updrafts in a thunderstorm rotate

• warm, moist air rises over an ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air pressure is measured with a(n)

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer