Weather Unit Review

What are clouds made out of?

• Molecules of pure oxygen

• ozone and carbon dioxide

• water droplets, dust, and smoke particles

• 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which cloud is this?

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this tool do?

• Tells how hot it is

• Measures wind direction

• Measures wind speed

• Measures rain

Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.

• RISES

• FALLS

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather MOST LIKELY results from a low pressure system?

• sunny and clear with no wind

• mostly sunny, but with a little precipitation

• cloudy skies, windy, with moderate to heavy precipitation

• partly cloudy with a little precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If air pressure drops quickly, what will MOST LIKELY happen?

• clear skies and dry weather

• cloudy skies and possible storms

• clear skies and wind

• cloudy skies and dry weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What MOST affects the temperature of an area?

• latitude

• longitude

• precipitataion

• altitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind speed is affected the MOST by:

• cloud cover

• direction of wind

• air pressure

• amount of humidity in the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why does the weather in the US constantly change?

• air movement from the Pacific Ocean

• moving of high and low pressure masses

• the distance between the North and South poles

• the distance between the equator and the US

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What has the LEAST effect on local weather?

• wind speeds

• landforms

• precipitation

• temperature