The Magic School Bus: Kicks Up a Storm

Fill in the blank: Weather is always _____.

• heavy

• changing

• rainy

• warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False: Weather is different in many places because there are different combinations of water, wind, and heat.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is caused by warm air rising and cool air taking its place?

• rain

• thunder

• fog

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water, wind, and heat stirred together make what?

• clouds

• weather

• a tornado

• updraft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do we call warm air that goes up instead of sideways?

• wind

• updraft

• fog

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are clouds made up of?

• tiny water droplets

• snowflakes

• frozen water crystals

• wind

When ice crystals grow and stick together, they get heavy and fall. When they get warmer they do what?

• float

• disappear

• melt

• condense

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or false: Thunderstorms are started by cold, dry air in an updraft.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Ralphie wants to make what kind of storm?

• thunderstorm

• snowstorm

• sandstorm

• icestorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where do the students go on their field trip?

• Disney World

• the sky

• the desert

• the sun