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What is the term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

____________ are connected lines of equal pressure.

• Isobars
• Isopleths
• Isotherms
• Isochrons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is when the rotation of the Earth deflects the direction of the wind.

• convergent effect
• marginal effect
• Coriolis effect
• Mariolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At the equator the air is usually ________.

• rising
• sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

• High
• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

The strength of a sea breeze depends on

• the heat of the day
• the difference between the temperature of the sea and the land
• the wind speed
• the amount of precipitation that day

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The term "greenhouse effect" describes

• occupational diseases of florists
• the trapping of heat energy in the troposphere by certain gaseous molecules
• the trapping of heat energy in the stratosphere by nitrogen
• efforts by the White House to support environmental legislation

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