Weather and Climate Exam

Weather and Climate Exam

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Weather and Climate Exam

Weather and Climate Exam

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-5

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The area in which you live has a particular climate. It also has weather. What is the difference between climate and weather?

Climate is determined by temperature and precipitation, whereas weather is determined only by humidity, air pressure, and wind conditions.

Weather is determined by temperature and precipitation, whereas climate is determined only by humidity, air pressure, and wind conditions.

Climate is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place, whereas weather is the characteristic climate in an area over a long period of time.

Weather is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place, whereas climate is the characteristic weather in an area over a long period of time.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is NOT a factor that affects climate?

Altitude

Latitude

Lakes & Oceans

Animal Migration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Eliana measures outdoor temperatures in an area each day for a week at exactly 2:00 p.m. The temperatures she records are all between 25 °C and 30 °C. Eliana concludes that the climate of the area is tropical. What is the most important reason why her conclusion might not be correct?

She took the temperature readings at the same time each day.

She made her conclusion based only on temperature and not also on precipitation.

She did not calculate the average of her data

She made her conclusion based on only one week of data instead of over a long period of time.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Florida, the temperature at the beach in the summer can be 5 degrees cooler than inland. Also in the winter the beach can be 5 degrees warmer than inland. What causes this?

The water heats up and cools down slower than the land

The land distributes the thermal energy equally

The ocean reflects energy into the atmosphere

The ocean and land create convection currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the words with the definition

climate

layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

atmosphere

state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

predict

tell something for the future

weather

environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities. They generally do not mix.

Weather fronts

air masses

cyclones

anticyclones

millibars

isobars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ​ (a)   side of the mountain receives the rain and wind. The ​ (b)   side of the mountain is dry and arid.

windward

leeward

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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