Weather Pretest

What type of weather might you notice near a LOW PRESSURE area?

• Precipitation

• Sunny skies

• Dry air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

• When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

• When a cold front catches up to a warm front

• When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Look at the point labeled A on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect in this area?

• Sunny and calm winds

• Sunny and very windy

• Rainy and windy

• Cold, snow, and calm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Meteorologists use many tools and instruments to study the weather. Which of the following is NOT used to help forecast weather?

• Barometers

• Anemometers

• Thermometers

• Telescopes

Look at the weather map. What type of air front is heading toward San Francisco?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Differences in air pressure cause wind.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two processes cause clouds to form?

• precipitation and runoff

• transpiration and precipitation

• evaporation and condensation

• evaporation and ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

• The wind blowing

• Earth's gravity pulling things down

• The rotation of the Earth

• The pull of the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A polar air mass will have what kind of air in it?

• Warm

• Cold

• Humid

• Dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is the best example of conduction?

• boiling a pot of water

• feeling heat from a fireplace

• a hot air balloon rising and falling

• touching a hot handle and getting burned