Vocab Review #7 (Weather Phenomena)
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure?
air mass
atmosphere
gust front
breeze
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following terms are used to describe air masses. Match the term to its definition.
maritime
forms over large bodies of water
polar
forms over land
arctic
forms in a warm location
continental
forms in a very cold location
tropical
forms in a cool location
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following severe weather phenomena to their definition.
a severe storm formed in the tropics with high winds that spiral around a calm center
tropical cyclone
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
hurricane
a tropical cyclone that forms in the northern Atlantic and northeastern Pacific basins
typhoon
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which definition best describes "directional shear?"
occurs when winds high in the atmosphere are moving faster than winds at the surface
an upward current of rising air; also known as "lift"
changes in wind direction at different altitudes causing rising air to begin to rotate
the boundary between cold and warm air at the surface during a thunderstorm which forces warm air up into the storm cell
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of cloud is described?
"a dense, towering vertical cloud formed from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents"
cirrus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
cirrocumulus
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which definition best describes "speed shear?"
occurs when winds high in the atmosphere are moving faster than winds at the surface
an upward current of rising air; also known as "lift"
changes in wind direction at different altitudes causing rising air to begin to rotate
the boundary between cold and warm air at the surface during a thunderstorm which forces warm air up into the storm cell
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which definition best describes "gust front?"
occurs when winds high in the atmosphere are moving faster than winds at the surface
an upward current of rising air; also known as "lift"
changes in wind direction at different altitudes causing rising air to begin to rotate
the boundary between cold and warm air at the surface during a thunderstorm which forces warm air up into the storm cell
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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