What is Weather ?

​Weather is the day-to-day changes in the conditions of our atmosphere....

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What is weather?

• A pattern of weather over a long period of time

• The state of the atmosphere

• The direction of the wind

• The temperature of a place

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What scientist studies and predicts the weather?

• physicist

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

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If you are higher in the atmosphere you have _______ air pressure.

• higher

• the same

• lower

• no

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True or False: Warm air rises, cold air sinks.

• True

• False

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Select the best answer- What is weather?

• Weather is the state of the atmosphere in area over a long period of time.

• Weather is the atmosphere.

• Weather is the clouds.

• Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any current time.

​Weather happens in the TROPOSPHERE.

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Air pressure decreases as the altitude ...

• Decreases

• Increases

• Remains constant

• They are not related

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather happens...

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

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The ozone layer is found in ...

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

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The two most common gases in Earth's atmosphere are

• carbon-dioxide and oxygen

• oxygen and nitrogen

• nitrogen and carbon-dioxide

• methane and oxygen

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Satellites orbit in which layer?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

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Meteors from the space burn in which layer?

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

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Which of the following best describes weather?

• Day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• Long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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Which of the following best describes climate?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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The high temperature today will be near 75 F.

• weather
• climate

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The average winter temperature is 23 F.

• weather
• climate

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I hear Australia is warm all year round! Let's go to Australia for vacation!

• weather

• climate

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The temperature increased quickly overnight. I may need to get my summer clothes out.

• weather

• climate

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Marco got a Christmas photo from his cousin in Hawaii. The family wore shorts, sandals, and Santa hats. Marco’s dad said that was normal clothing because the average temperature in Hawaii is 82 degrees Fahrenheit that time of the year.

• climate

• weather

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

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Which process forms clouds?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

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On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What forms when water vapor cools & condenses?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys

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Water in its invisible gas form is called __________ .

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• rain

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What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

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During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat. ____________________

• Evaporation

• Convection

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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Number 4 in this picture is showing

• Evaporation

• Collection

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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Number 5 in this picture is showing

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Collection

• Evaporation