E.1.2

A student observes increasing cumulonimbus clouds throughout the day. Which weather should be predicted?

• The area will have sunny skies.

• The area will have cooler temperatures.

• The area will have precipitation.

• The area will have warmer temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

• cold

• hot

• rainy

• sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather change is most likely 
to happen
 if air pressure is falling? 

• The weather will become warmer.

• The weather will become stormy.

• The weather will become cooler.

• The weather will become fair.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The graphic shows a common daily wind pattern. Which term best describes the wind pattern in the graphic?

• sea breeze

• land breeze

• trade wind

• coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Ask a question

Analyze results

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

Form a hypothesis

Communicate results

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which instrument is

used to record

average precipitation?

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

• barometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool is

used to measure

air pressure?

• anemometer

• thermometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

Ian wrote it has been hot and dry the last few days. The weather forecast is for another hot, dry air mass to enter. What will be observed when the air mass arrives?

• days of continuous rain

• thunderstorms with hail

• clear skies with few clouds

• an increase in cirrus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How will freezing air temperatures most likely affect rain as it falls through the air?

• It will change to fog

• It will change to hail

• It will change to sleet

• It will continue to flal as rain

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• stormy

• snowy

• sunny

• hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5