Big Idea 7 Review

Front

A city has a temperature of 75°F, with partly cloudy skies. Weather forecasters are predicting that the temperature and air pressure will drop during the day. Which type of weather is most likely for this area in the afternoon?

Back

rainy

Front

Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next?

Back

rain will fall

Front

Which of the following supplies the energy that drives the water cycle? Options: the oceans, the sun, the planets, the moon

Back

the sun

Front

How do rain and snow most support life on Earth?

Back

They bring freshwater to land organisms.

Front

Which picture best shows the process of condensation?

Back

a

Front

In the map below, the regions labeled with the * have an extremely cold, dry climate. What is the most likely reason for the climate of these regions?

Back

these regions are farthest from the equator

Front

What type of precipitation is Rupert most likely experiencing if the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius (◦C) or 53 degrees Fahrenheit (◦F) with dark clouds and solid precipitation? Options: rain, snow, sleet, hail

Back

hail

Front

What is the most likely reason the puddles were gone after a hot sunny morning?

Back

the water evaporated

Front

You wake up one morning and the sky is filled with stratus clouds. What can you predict the weather will be like based on these clouds?

Back

low chance of rain

Front

Which location on the Earth receives the most direct sunlight? Options: the deserts, the south pole, the equator, the western hemisphere

Back

the equator