Weather Vocabulary Quiz

What is the relatively thin layer of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Weather system

• Climate

The portion of Earth that consists of water in any of its forms, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and water vapor is known as the ________.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Weather system

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the capacity to have an effect on the development or behavior of something?

• Influence

• Climate

• Weather

• Air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place is referred to as ________.

• Climate

• Weather

• Global patterns

• Ocean current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A pattern of atmospheric conditions that creates a recognizable set of weather patterns over a specific area is called a ________.

• Weather system

• Climate

• Air mass

• Typhoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What term describes the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area?

• Weather

• Climate

• Influence

• Global patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

To indicate or provide information about a specified topic without elaboration or explanation is to ________.

• Identify

• Influence

• Describe

• Predict

The long-term trends and variations in temperature, precipitation, and other atmospheric conditions across different regions of the Earth are known as ________.

• Global patterns

• Weather system

• Climate

• Ocean current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the large-scale movement of air together with ocean circulation that redistributes thermal energy on the surface of the Earth?

• Ocean current

• Atmospheric Movement

• Air mass

• Tropical cyclone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by several forces acting upon the water is called ________.

• A) Ocean current

• B) Air mass

• C) Typhoon

• D) Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6