WEATHER AND ENERGY TEST

What role does the increase in solar energy play in the water cycle?

• Reduces evaporation

• Increases cloud gravity

• Provides energy for evaporation

• Cool the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of air mass originates over the oceans in cold regions?

• Continental-polar

• Maritime-tropical

• Maritime-polar

• Continental-tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens when a warm air mass collides with a cold one?

• Cold air rises rapidly and produces intense storms

• Warm air slides over cold air, creating clear skies

• Warm air slides over cold air, causing light rain and cloudy skies

• Cold air moves laterally, causing colder temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain gauge

• Wind vane

What is the role of the jet stream in weather patterns?

• Causes heavy rainfall in tropical areas

• Divert storms towards the poles

• Helps determine the direction of air masses and fronts

• It does not produce any change in weather patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A continental tropical type of air is expected to be:

• Hot – Dry

• Hot – Humid

• Cold – Dry

• Cold – Wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Solar energy and gravitational potential energy interact to move water in the water cycle. Which type of energy is responsible for the evaporation of water?

• Solar energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Imagine that you live in a region affected by a maritime-polar air mass. What weather conditions would you expect (temperature and humidity) and how would these change if a warm front arrived?

• Cold and dry initially, becoming warmer and more humid with the warm front.

• Cold and humid initially, becoming warmer and more humid with the warm front.

• Warm and dry initially, becoming colder and more humid with the warm front.

• Warm and humid initially, becoming colder and drier with the warm front.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Using what you know about convection in the atmosphere, which type of clouds are primarily responsible for storm formation due to the rise of warm air?

• Cumulonimbus clouds

• Stratus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

• Nimbostratus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather instrument is used to measure wind direction?

• Rain gauge

• Anemometer

• Wind vane

• Thermometer