Predicting Weather Knowledge Building

What factors determine the weather in a specific area?

• Only the humidity and wind speed

• Temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction

• Only the temperature

• The type of clouds only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is precipitation?

• The movement of the sun

• A type of cloud

• Water that falls from the sky in various forms

• A warm breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What causes lightning in a thunderstorm?

• Water and ice particles colliding and creating electrical energy

• The moon's gravitational pull

• Clouds moving quickly

• High temperatures on the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Climate is about the oceans, weather is not

• There is no difference

• Climate can change in a few hours, weather cannot

• Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions, climate is long-term patterns

Why is Yuma, Arizona considered to have a sunny climate?

• Because it never rains there

• It has the highest temperatures on Earth

• It is sunny most days of the year

• Because it is located in a desert