Weather DQ 2013-2014
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12/3/2013
1. Students plan to use several rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall on the Mississippi barrier
islands and in the DeSoto National Forest park. Which of these variables should be manipulated?
A Height of the gauge
B Brand of the gauge
C Size of the gauge
D Location of the gauge
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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2. Which explains the relationship between hours of sunlight and seasons?
A. the rotation of Earth on its axis
B. the tilt of Earth’s axis relative to the sun
C. the location of Earth’s orbit in the solar system D. the motion of the moon as it travels around Earth
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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12/4/2013
1. What is one factor that contributes to seasons occurring in Mississippi?
A. the revolution of the Moon around Earth
B. the tilt of Earth on its axis
C. the rising and falling of ocean tides
D. the distance of Earth from the Sun
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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2. Weather forecasts are more accurate today than in the past due to----A. global warming B. air-quality control C. plate tectonics
D. use of images from space
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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12/5/2013
1. Earth rotates in an easterly direction. Therefore, southward wind currents in the Northern Hemisphere
appear to be deflected to the
A. east
B. west
C. north
D. south
Justification: ____________________________________________________________
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2. Which of these best explains why the oceans have a great impact on the weather over the continents?
A Ocean waves move more easily than continental rock.
B The oceans contain a wider variety of organisms than the continents.
C The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.
D Ocean water contains more salt than most continental lake water.
Justification--_______________________________________________________________
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12/6/2013
Describe the summer and winter temperatures for tropical and polar climates. Explain any similarities and
differences within the two regions.
Weather DQ 2013-2014
12/9/2013
1. Explain what you think will happen to the
hurricane in the image after Day 7.
2. Dee reviewed the data for this hurricane. She replicated the pressure system
of the hurricane and its effect on wind speed. The following diagram shows her
setup. Each time Dee pushed downward on the lever, the wind speed within the
cylinder decreased. Dee concluded that the greater the air pressure within a
hurricane, the lower the hurricane’s wind speed. Justify Dee’s conclusion.
12/10/2013
Use 2 different color markers or highlighters.
With the 1st marker/highlighter, trace the solid
line for the hurricane’s predicted path. With the
2nd marker, trace the dotted line for the
hurricane’s predicted
path.
What is likely to happen with the hurricane during
the 4–5 day track?
12/11/2013
The map shows the predicted range of a hurricane’s
location over a 3-day period and a 5-day period. Based
on the information in the map, what is the likelihood
that the hurricane will make landfall in southern
Alabama? (Use markers/highlighters again to trace the
predicted paths just like for day 12/11/12.)
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