Weather Most Missed Benchmark Questions

Trevor watched as the barometer on his front porch showed a change in air pressure.

What happened as Trevor was watching the air pressure change?

• A high pressure system moved into the area.

• A low pressure system moved into the area.

• A low pressure system turned into a high pressure system.

• A high pressure system turned into a low pressure system.

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Wendy measures the temperature outside of her school every ten minutes. She records her data in the table.

Wendy notices that as she takes her last two measurements the wind begins to pick up.

Which of the following is a reasonable weather forecast that Wendy could make?

• Temperatures will likely reach freezing within the hour.

• Snow is likely in the next week.

• The temperature will increase rapidly in the next few minutes.

• Rain is likely in the next few minutes.

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Martha is measuring the barometric pressure in her back yard every thirty minutes. She records her data in the table.

Which of the following weather forecasts is reasonable?

• Tomorrow will be sunnier than today.

• Next week will be warmer than this week.

• A high pressure system is moving into the area.

• A low pressure system is moving into the area.

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A weather front occurs when two air masses of differing temperatures meet. When a cold air mass meets a warm air mass, for example, what will happen to the warm air?

• It will sink.

• It will reverse directions.

• It will rise.

• Nothing will happen.

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Fey measures wind speed every fifteen minutes for one hour in her back yard. Her data is recorded.

As Fey takes her last two measurements she notices that the temperature drops suddenly.

Which of the following weather predictions would be best for Fey to make?

• A tsunami is approaching.

• A cold front is moving in.

• The air's humidity is decreasing.

• A hail storm is approaching.

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A weather map of the United States is shown.

If this map represents today's weather, which of these is most likely true about the upcoming weather in Phoenix?

• Heavy rain will fall for several days.

• Tomorrow will be warmer than today.

• Tomorrow will be cooler than today.

• Strong winds will blow for several days.

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Brandy has built a computer model of a weather system. She has included information about bodies of water, the Sun, and the atmosphere. Brandy decides to decrease the amount of atmospheric water vapor in her model. How will this likely affect the precipitation in her model?

• There will be more precipitation.

• The precipitation will not change.

• There will be less precipitation.

• It will rain constantly.

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In the weather map, there is a cold air mass overtaking a warm air mass in the central portion of the U.S. This interaction is likely to cause severe thunderstorms. What type of pressure system is associated with this interaction?

• a stationary pressure system

• a low pressure system

• a mixed pressure system

• a high pressure system

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What causes wind?

• gravity pull caused by the moon moving farther away from the earth

• air flowing from a high pressure area to a low pressure area

• differences in land elevation on a continent

• the same angle at which the rays from the sun hit the atmosphere

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A cold air mass and a warm air mass are predicted to meet. What type of weather can be expected between the two air masses?

• dry weather

• cold weather

• stormy weather

• warm weather

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