Weather Climate Seasons

How hot or cold the air around us is ...

• Cloud cover

• Temperature

• Rainfall

• Windy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

It many countries that are far from the equator, there are ... seasons

• two

• three

• four

• five

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is it?

• Clouds with a rainbow

• Clouds with snow

• Clouds with a tornado

• Clouds with Ms Julie

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Sun Shines more directly near the equator, making these areas ...

• Cold

• Warm

• Rain

• cold and rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Place like the desert have a dry and ... climate

• wind

• hot

• rain

• snow

What is a meteorologists?

• a professional that studies fossils and how the past environment used to be

• a professional that studies weather and climate using a satellite and computer to analyze data

• a professional that studies all living things

• a professional that teaches students about rain and snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Each winter since 1980, a family measures the snowfall in their yard and records the yearly average. This average is most common when describing what feature of the area?

• weather

• climate

• water cycle

• erosion patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A team of meteorologists are recording daily temperatures in their city and comparing the measurements with data collected over several decades. What type of information are they investigating?

• weather, because they are measuring temperature

• climate, because they are comparing data over time

• weather because the measurement can change daily

• climate, because the data is collected for only one city

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement best describes weather?

• The temperature is increasing as the cloud cover decreases.

• Wind speeds are greatest during the spring.

• Since 1970, yearly rainfall averages are lower than usual.

• Flash flooding has increased in many areas during the last few decades.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Scientists studying climate collect data that is slightly different from the data collected by those interested in weather. What is different about the data collected on climate? Climate data –

• requires more specialized equipment than weather data.

• focuses on conditions only in the upper atmosphere.

• refers to longer times and wider areas than weather data.

• does not include information about air temperature.