Weather and Climate

What type of weather would you associate with a low pressure system?

• cold and sunny

• cold and clear

• warm and clear

• cloudy with a chance of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude

• latitude

• sunlight

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

• climate

• weather

• forecast

• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front

• back

• side

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.

• altitude

• pressure

• density

• air pressure

What does the picture show?

• climate

• weather 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the picture show?

• climate

• weather 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of the job that tells the weather?

• meteorologist

• weather man

• weather person

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A prediction of wind shows the _________ of the direction and speed of the wind.

• certainty

• probability

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The average yearly rainfall in Hawaii is 78 inches.

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6