Weather Quiz #1 Review

What is temperature?

• A measure of moisture in the air.
• A measure of how warm or cold it is.
• A way to describe the sky.
• A way to describe wind speed and direction.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What of the folllowing is NOT a factor that describes weather?

• Temperature
• Elevation
• Precipitation
• Sky Conditions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Temperature is:

• A weather factor that is described using descriptive language
• A measurable weather factor
• How warm or cold the air is
• Both A and C
• Both B and C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which weather factor is described by its speed and direction?

• Wind
• Barometric pressure
• Temperature
• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the temperature at the location of the Weather Station Model on the board?

• 32 degrees Fahrenheit
• 65 degrees Fahrenheit
• 55 degrees Fahrenheit
• 75 degrees Fahrenheit

What is the wind's speed and direction at the location of the Weather Station Model on the board?

• 30 knots, northeast
• 30 knots, northwest
• 20 knots, northeast
• 20 knots, southwest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind is created because:

• Earth is heated evenly
• The Earth rotates
• The Earth's distance from the Sun is always changing
• The Earth is heated unevenly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the Sun heats Earth's water, it starts a process that at the end creates:

• wind
• warmer air temperatures
• precipitation
• stormy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weather factors that are quantitative are those that:

• are described using numbers.
• are described using words.
• are described using words and numbers.
• are factors that are difficult to describe.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is barometric pressure?

• A way to describe the type of gases in the atmosphere
• A measure of the weight of the air over a location
• A measure of the volume of the air over a location
• A measure of the temperature of the air over a location

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6