Weather Review

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Weather Review
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• The water cycle needs energy in order to work.
  This energy comes from
• the earth.
• the sun
• the clouds.
• water.

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B. Sun
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• When water particles absorb energy, move faster,
  and becomes a vapor, this is called
• evaporation.
• condensation.
• precipitation.
• waterization.

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A. Evaporation
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• 3. Clouds are an example of
• a. evaporation.
• b. condensation.
• c. precipitation.
• d. waterization.

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B. Condensation
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• 4. Three things that are needed in order to have
  weather are
• a. sun, water, air
• b. rain, hail, sleet
• c. snow, water, ice
• d. atmosphere, hydrosphere, rain

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A. Sun, Water, Air
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• . The layer of air that surrounds the earth is
  the
• a. lithosphere.
• b. crust.
• c. atmosphere.
• d. hydrosphere.

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C. Atmosphere
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• . Temperature is measured with a
• a.. barometer
• b. anemometer.
• c. hygrometer.
• d. thermometer.

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D. Thermometer
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• Which answer best describes why clouds move?
• a. The water cycle causes clouds to evaporate and
  precipitate.
• b. The suns uneven heating of the Earths
  surface creates winds.
• c. The North and South Poles pull clouds toward
  them.
• d. The clouds migrate to the right climates.

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B. The suns uneven heating of the Earths
surface creates winds.
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• A large chunk of air is called
• a. a front.
• b. a condensation.
• c. an air mass.
• d. a cloud.

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C. an air mass.
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• The day to day change in atmospheric conditions
  is called
• a. weather.
• b. climate.
• c. a cold front.
• d. precipitation.

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a. weather.
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• The change in the weather over a long period of
  time is called
• a. weather.
• b. climate.
• c. a cold front.
• d. precipitation.

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b. climate.
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• A person who studies and predicts weather is a
• a. biologist.
• b. paleontologist.
• c. meteorologist.
• d. astronomer.

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c. meteorologist.
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• Wind speed is measured with
• a. a barometer
• b. an anemometer.
• c. a hygrometer.
• d. a thermometer.

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b. an anemometer.
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• The following is NOT a type of precipitation
• a. rain
• b. sleet
• c. hail
• d. air mass

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D. Air Mass
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• Scientists can predict what Earths climate will
  be far into the future because
• a. they study climatic cycles of the past.
• b. they have instruments for tracking weather.
• c. they are able to study Earth using satellites
  and radar.
• d. they can measure greenhouse gases.

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a. they study climatic cycles of the past.
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• An air mass that forms over a tropical ocean will
  probably be
• a. cold and humid.
• b. warm and dry.
• c. warm and humid.
• d. cold and dry.

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c. warm and humid.
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• Clouds that are like puffy cotton balls are
• a. stratus clouds.
• b. cumulonimbus clouds.
• c. cirrus clouds.
• d. cumulus clouds.

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d. cumulus clouds.
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• A current of air that greatly affects the weather
  in the U.S. is the
• a. Air Stream
• b. Cold Stream.
• c. Water Stream.
• d. Jet Stream.

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d. Jet Stream.
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• Water disappears from puddles partly because of
• a. precipitation.
• b. condensation.
• c. evaporation.
• d. waterization.

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c. evaporation.
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• Water moves from the air to the land, through
  rivers to oceans, and back to the air. How does
  water move from the air to the land?
• a. It falls as precipitation.
• b. It forms as ground water.
• c. It evaporates from the sky.
• d. It forms as glaciers in Antarctica.

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a. It falls as precipitation.
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• When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet,
  which of the following is likely to happen?
• a. The weather stays the same.
• b. The weather usually changes greatly.
• c. It will snow.
• d. Ice will form.

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b. The weather usually changes greatly.