Weather Test

A student states that weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is the conditions over a long time, but climate is the conditions in one day

According to the weather map Minneapolis will have what type of weather?

(high pressure= happy weather, low pressure= lousy weather)

• Sunny Skiles

• Rain Showers

• Snow Flurries

• Clear Skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the arrows with the correct air masses

• Continental Tropical

• Arrows A and C

• Maritime Polar

• Arrow B

• Continental Polar

• Arrows D and F

• Maritime Tropical

• Arrow E

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather is a definite science, meaning we can accurately predict all weather patterns without error.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

Air masses flow from ​ (a)   pressure areas to ​ (b)   pressure areas.

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

According to the weather map Seattle will have what type of weather?

(high pressure= happy weather, low pressure= lousy weather)

• Sunny Skiles

• Rain Showers

• Snow Flurries

• Clear Skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

According to the weather map Dallas will have what type of weather?

(high pressure= happy weather, low pressure= lousy weather)

• Sunny Skiles

• Rain Showers

• Snow Flurries

• Clear Skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the Description with the correct front

• Occluded Front

• When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses

• Cold Front

• When a warm air mass moves over a cool air mass

• Warm front

• When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and have equal strength. They push at each other but neither one can move

• Stationary Front

• When a cold air mass moves underneath a warm air mass.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which city is experiencing a stationary front with prolonged rain.

• Seattle

• Denver

• New York City

• Orlando

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the next 48 hours, which city will be hit with a cold front that will bring snow and decreasing temperatures?

• Seattle

• Denver

• New York City

• Houston

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6