Weather and Climate

A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and forms from a cumulonimbus cloud.

• thunderstorm
• tornado
• hurricane
• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather tool measures wind speed 

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

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

________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.

• dew
• clouds
• evaporation
• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________ a two-thermometer instrument slung around a rod or pole that is also referred to as a wet dry bulb used to measure relative humidity.

• thermometer
• barometer
• sling psychrometer
• anemometer

Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.

• run-off
• Greenhouse Effect
• convection current
• water cylce

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.

• Coriolis Effect
• Greenhouse Effect
• Climate Effect
• Atmosphere Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6