Weather and Climate Test

A region that is experiencing a heat wave has more than ____ consecutive days of temperature more than _____ above average

• 3,3F
• 5,9F
• 10,12F
• 7,15F

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of weather is most closely associated with low pressure systems?

• cold and dry
• sunny and dry
• warm and humid
• cloudy and rainy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is a high cloud that usually means fair weather except in the tropics where it could mean a storm is coming.

• cirrus
• cirrostratus
• cirrocumulus
• stratus

These clouds are a cumulus cloud that form into an anvil shape that points to where the rain, lightning, hail, or tornadoes are moving.

• CIRROCUMULUS
• CUMULONIMBUS
• STRATOCUMULUS
• ALTOCUMULUS

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the parallel lines that run north and south on the globe and use the equator as a reference?

• Lines of latitude
• Lines of longitutde
• Location lines
• Grid lines

Temperature _____________________ and pressure _____________as you go deeper into the earth.

• Both Increasse
• Both Decrease
• Increase, Decrease
• Decrease, Increase

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

In the context of atmospheric circulation, what drives the formation of wind patterns?

• The rotation of the Earth
• Differences in temperature and pressure
• Ocean currents
• The gravitational pull of the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is this wispy, white cloud?

• cumulus
• nimbostratus
• stratus
• cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is a high cloud that usually means fair weather except in the tropics where it could mean a storm is coming.

• cirrus
• cirrostratus
• cirrocumulus
• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are a cumulus cloud that form into an anvil shape that points to where the rain, lightning, hail, or tornadoes are moving.

• CIRROCUMULUS
• CUMULONIMBUS
• STRATOCUMULUS
• ALTOCUMULUS

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5