U9 Weather and Climate Vocab Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for energy in the form of electromagnetic waves that travel from the sun to Earth?
Latitude
Solar energy
Air pressure
Humidity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the measurement of distance north or south of Earth's equator called?
Weather
Climate
Latitude
Current
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What describes the conditions in the atmosphere at a particular time and place?
Weather
Climate
Wind
Jet stream
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation known as?
Weather
Climate
Humidity
Air mass
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a large stream of water that flows through the ocean called?
Wind belt
Current
Jet stream
Typhoon
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What measures how strongly Earth's atmosphere pushes down on a given area?
Air pressure
Humidity
Weather front
Coriolis effect
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the movement of air across Earth's surface called?
Jet stream
Wind
Air mass
Tropical cyclone
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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