Weather and Climate

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

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What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

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What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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How does water change during evaporation?

• Water changes from a liquid to a solid

• Water changes from a solid to a gas

• Water changes from a gas to a liquid

• Water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A student fills two cups with water and seals them with plastic wrap. The student places one in the window and the other in a dark cabinet. What most likely happened when the student checked the water cups?

• The cup in the window was empty and the cup in the cabinet was full.

• The cup in the window had more condensation than the cup in the cabinet.

• The bad cup in the window and the cup in the closet showed the same amount of evaporation.

• The cup in the cabinet had more condensation than the cup in the window.

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Oceans make up about 70% of our planet. If temperatures began to rise in the ocean, what would most likely happen?

• There will be more water in the atmosphere because of more evaporation.

• The water cycle will not exist because the water is too warm.

• There will be less water in the atmosphere due to less evaporation

• There will be less precipitation die to increased temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the ways that water is added to the oceans or lakes?

• runoff and condensation

• runoff and precipitation

• evaporation and precipitation

• evaporation and runoff

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The water found on Earth always remains the same amount.

• True

• False

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Ocean levels relatively always remain the same because....

• Ocean water seeps underground into the ocean floor.

• Ocean water is always changing from a liquid state to a vapor state.

• Humans alter the level of the oceans for drinking.