Weather and Climate Proficiency Test

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

The local weather station is predicting that a warm front will pass through Charlotte, NC in two days. How will Charlotte’s weather most likely be affected by the passing of a warm front?

• The wind speed will increase.

• The air pressure will increase.

• The temperature will increase.

• The Coriolis Effect will increase.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What will most likely happen as a result of the approaching cold front?

• It will produce no precipitation.

• It will produce some precipitation.

• It will produce brief periods of heavy precipitation.

• It will produce warm weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How will freezing air temperatures most likely affect rain as it falls through the air?

• It will change to fog.

• It will change to hail.

• It will change to sleet.

• It will continue to fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather willmost likely occur?

• cold and dry

• fair and sunny

• clear and humid

• rainy and windy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which will most likely be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?

• Low, thick clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move.

• High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A meteorologist predicts that a cold front and a high pressure system will arrive later in the day. Which type of cloud will most likely appear as a result?

• fog

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes the weather condition in which clouds touch the surface of Earth?

• dry

• foggy

• humid

• stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A class observes high, feathery clouds during their data collection. Which student’s conclusion is most reasonable?

• Bob says the feathery clouds are rain clouds, and it will rain in the next few hours.

• Greta says the feathery clouds will remain stationary and bring no rain over the next few days.

• Simba says high clouds mean skies are clearing, and there will be sunny skies the next few days.

• Horatio says high clouds mean a front is coming and will bring clouds and rain in the next few days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best explains how clouds are classified?

• by the elevation at which they are found

• by the amount of dust particles in the cloud

• by the temperature at which the cloud formed

• by how wide the cloud is