Weather and Climate

Describes the condition of the air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall is

• climate

• precipitation

• weather

• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How hot or cold something is referring too_______________________

• temperature

• precipitation

• cloud

• front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The weight of the air pressing on everything in the environment is_________________

• front

• air mass

• data

• air pressure

A visible mass of water or ice droplets above the ground is__________________

• air mass

• cloud

• precipitation

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

​ (a)   describes the condition of the air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, windspeed and rainfall.

• Weather

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

​ ​ (a)   is short term. ​ (b)   is long term.

• weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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

• windward

• leeward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hurricanes form in (a)  

• warm ocean waters

• polar ocean waters

• on lakes and rivers

• over the central plains of the U.S

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

​​ ​ (a)   is the state of the atmosphere in a given place and time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5