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When Sally walked outside, she thought that it was probably going to snow soon. What conditions made her think that?

• Stratus clouds and mild temperature

• Nimbus clouds and cold temperature

• Clear sky, northerly wind, and cold temperature

• Clear sky, southerly wind, and mild temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A layer of very cold air is close to the ground. Rain will have to pass through this layer as it falls. Which type of precipitation is most likely to reach the ground?

• a) Hail

• b) Rain

• c) Snow

• d) Sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?

• a) Very cold temperatures

• b) Very little precipitation

• c) High humidity

• d) High heat

Wetlands and rain forests both have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?

• a) High amounts of precipitation

• b) High elevations

• c) Low number of living things

• d) Low temperatures

Beavers make their lodges out of tree branches and mud. In which environment is a beaver most likely to be found?

• a) Desert

• b) Forest

• c) Marsh

• d) Tundra

Precipitation is water that falls to Earth. Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are four types of precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are above freezing?

• Hail

• Rain

• Sleet

• Snow

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A person observing weather conditions states that the wind an area is blowing at 5 km/hr. Which tool could the weather observer have used to gather this information?

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The following map shows the weather conditions in a coastal area during a hot summer week. At which point is relative humidity the highest?

• A. Point 1

• B. Point 2

• C. Point 3

• D. Point 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Rita is talking to her grandmother on the phone. Rita’s grandmother says that she thinks there might be a thunderstorm soon. Which question should Rita ask her grandmother in order to determine whether a thunderstorm is likely to occur?

• What color are the clouds?

• How many clouds are there?

• What type of clouds are there?

• How much cloud cover is there?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Jody observed the sky one morning and saw it was filled with stratus clouds. What weather prediction for the day would this evidence support?

• light rain all day

• low chance of rain

• heavy rain and hail

• strong thunderstorms

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