Weather and Climate Quiz

Dominique records the following information in her science journal. 10 a.m.—temperature: 10 °C, wind speed: 5 km/hr, air pressure: 752 mb 11 a.m.—temperature: 12 °C, wind speed: 7 km/hr, air pressure: 754 mb What data is she recording changes for?

• climate

• patterns

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Wei measures the daily amount of precipitation for three days. He uses his data to construct this bar graph. Based on Wei’s measurements, how did the weather change over the three days?

• The amount of rain increased.

• The amount of rain decreased.

• The amount of rain stayed the same.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statements correctly describe climate? Circle TWO correct answers.

• The high temperature today was 29 °C.

• Winter in Portland, Oregon, is rainy and cool.

• Summer in San Francisco, California, is warm and dry.

• It has snowed three inches in Columbus, Ohio, this week.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The table shows the weather for the same week in February in three U.S. cities. Which type of climate can be predicted for each city based on week B weather?

• cold and wet

• cool and dry

• hot and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The table shows the weather for the same week in February in three U.S. cities. Which type of climate can be predicted for each city based on week C weather?

• cold and wet

• cool and dry

• hot and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The table shows the weather for the same week in February in three U.S. cities. Which type of climate can be predicted for each city based on week A weather?

• cold and wet

• cool and dry

• hot and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Buffalo, New York, and Del Rio, Texas, are two U.S. cities with different climates. The graphs show climate data for each of these cities for a year. Use the climate data to predict the weather in each city. Look the boxes below, read each description of the weather and choose the weather that is MOST likely to happen in the two cities. (Two answers)

• sunny and 27 °C on May 29

• rainy and 10 °C on April 15

• sunny and 35 °C on August 8

• rainy and 16 °C on September 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student collects data about the temperature outside and records it in a chart.

| Monday 9°C | Tuesday 11°C | Wednesday 7°C | Thursday 13°C | Friday 14°C |

Which line graph represents the weather for this week?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5