Weather Patterns

What is weather?

• The average temperature over several years

• The average amount of precipitation in a specific location over a month

• The number of sunny days an area experiences over a 6 month time

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does it tend to be cool at the Earth's poles?

• They are farthest from the sun

• They have no humidity (water vapor) to hold the heat

• They are always covered in clouds

• Sunlight strikes them at extreme angles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of precipitation falls during thunderstorms in in the form of large balls of ice?

• Solid precipitation in form of ice

• Snow

• Solid precipitation in form of flakes

• Sleet

• Liquid precipitation that turns to ice

• Rain

• Liquid precipitation

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the symbol represent and which way is it moving?

• Cold front

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• High pressure

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• Warm front

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• Stationary front

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• Low pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

In the United States, weather generally moves from:

• West to East

• East to West

• North to South

• South to North

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes warm air to rise (select all that apply)?

• the particles are moving faster so they spread out

• The particles are moving slower so they condense together

• The particles are spread out and are less dense

• The particles are closer together and are more dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the city to the type of weather it is experiencing:

• Possible snow and cloudy

• Miami

• Partly cloudy

• Boise

• Clear skies

• New York

• Cloudy with thunderstorms

• Atlanta

• Cloudy with rain showers

• Denver

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which city will most likely experience a drop in temperature by the end of the day?

• Minneapolis

• Denver

• Chicago

• New York

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Based on the map, a cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will most likely happen there over the next several hours?

• First they will get thunderstorms and then the temperature will decrease.

• First they will get rain showers and then the temperature will increase.

• First the temperature will drop and then it will snow.

• First the temperature will increase and then it will snow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the symbol to the term:

• Chance of snow

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• Sunny with clear skies

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• Chance of rain

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• Cloudy

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• Partly cloudy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4