Lessons 1-6 Quiz

What is a hurricane?

• A type of storm that forms over the ocean, forms over warm water

• A type of storm that forms over land, forms over cold water

• A type of storm that forms over mountains, forms over warm water

• A type of storm that forms over deserts, forms over cold water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does severe weather mean?

• Mild weather

• Dangerous weather

• Pleasant weather

• Cold weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are weather hazards?

• Parts of the weather that are pleasant

• Parts of the weather that pose a threat to life and property

• Parts of the weather that are mild

• Parts of the weather that are cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is precipitation?

• The amount of sunshine

• The amount of rain, snow, sleet, or hail that has fallen

• The amount of wind

• The amount of clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How is temperature usually measured?

• In degrees Celsius

• In degrees Fahrenheit

• In meters

• In liters

What does cloud cover measure?

• The amount of rain

• The amount of clouds covering the sky that we can see

• The amount of wind

• The amount of sunshine

What does wind speed measure?

• Whether the wind is blowing weak, moderately, strongly, or not at all

• Whether the wind is blowing north, south, east, or west

• The amount of rain

• The amount of clouds

What does wind direction measure?

• Whether the wind is blowing weak, moderately, strongly, or not at all

• Whether the wind is blowing north, south, east, or west

• The amount of rain

• The amount of clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is forecasting?

• Predicting future weather

• Measuring temperature

• Measuring wind speed

• Measuring precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What category was the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas in 1900?

• Category 1

• Category 2

• Category 3

• Category 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2