Weather Quiz

_______ is the atmospheric conditions along with short-term changes of a certain place at a certain time.

• weather

• rain

• meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a Meteorologist?

• someone who studies meteors

• a scientist who study and predict weather

• a random scientist of the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air?

Ex: Warm air moves faster than cool air.

• air mass

• air pressure

• air temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

_____________ is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface, below it.

• air temperature

• air pressure

• wind

What weather instrument measures air pressure?

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain gauge
• wind vane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air pressure is greatest at ____ altitudes.

• low

• high

Wind is the horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere. Air always moves from high to low pressures.

Is warm air more or less dense than cool air?

• more

• less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind direction is given as the direction from which the wind is blowing.

So, which direction are the westerlies coming from?

• East to West

• West to East

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is humidity?

• water vapor (gas form)

• water droplets

• fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of air can hold more water vapor?

• cold

• warm