Weather and Climate Review

Which type of front... weather does not change

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

Which type of pressure system: air is rising, creating clouds

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front... produces heavy rain and snow, ends with cold air

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Water cycling from ocean surfaces to the atmosphere depends on which process?

• precipitation caused by warm ocean currents

• condensation caused by warm ocean current

• precipitation caused by the Sun

• evaporation caused by the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The weather map below shows a low-pressure system over the eastern United States. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth’s surface. Which area is most likely experiencing rainy, unstable weather conditions? * Which letter is near the front?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why is it colder at the poles and hotter at the equator? Hint: What type of sunlight is received at the equator?

• The equator is always closer to the Sun.

• The equator has more land to absorb the Sun's radiation.

• The Sun's rays hit the equator more directly than at the poles.

• The Sun’s rays hit the equator more indirectly than at the poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the ocean currents to rotate differently in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• The temperature of the water causes the currents in the Northern hemisphere to rotate counter-clockwise and the currents in the Southern hemisphere clockwise.

• The temperature of the water causes the currents in the Northern hemisphere to rotate clockwise and the currents in the Southern hemisphere counter-clockwise.

• The rotation of the Earth causes the currents in the Northern hemisphere to rotate counter-clockwise and the currents in the Southern hemisphere to rotate clockwise.

• The rotation of the Earth causes the currents in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise and the currents in the Southern Hemisphere to rotate counter-clockwise.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is an example of precipitation?

• Water vapor forms clouds in the sky.

• Water vapor condenses and falls to Earth.

• Clouds are formed.

• Water floods over the bank of a river.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A SEA breeze forms when: * Where is the breeze coming from?

• cool air moves down off a mountain towards the coast

• warm air rises a mountain slope

• cool air moves onto land FROM A LARGE BODY OF WATER

• air FROM THE LAND moves towards the water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On a hot summer afternoon, the air over area A is warmer than the air over the nearby ocean. As a result, the air over area A will:

• sink then cool, causing clouds to form

• sink then warm, causing clouds to disappear

• rise then cool, causing clouds to form

• rise then warm, causing clouds to disappear

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6