Clouds, Winds and Storms

Where does weather happen?

• in the part of atmosphere farthest away from Earth's surface

• up in the sky

• in the part of atmosphere closest to Earth's surface

• above the atmosphere

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What causes weather?

• sun's en, energy hits ground, turns to heat, air warms up, warm and cool air mix

• warm air is always at ground and cold air is always way up in air

• energy from Sun warms the air and causes heat

• clouds raining

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Is there more weather at 10 km or 100 km above ground?

• 10 km

• 100 km

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Why does Earth have seasons?

• Earth rotates as it moves

• Earth revolves around Sun

• Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees on its axis

• We have a Moon that goes around the Earth

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What does this cause to happen?

• rain to come down from clouds

• storm

• wind blows

• hot temperatures

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Why can wind not exist if there were no temperature differences in the air?

• because hot air makes the wind blow

• because wind is formed by movement of cold and hot air

• because cold air makes the wind blow

• wind could exist without the temperature differences in the air

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Why does the wind blow strongly at times?

• as temperature between warm and cold become greater, wind gets stronger

• as the temperature gets warmer, the wind blows less

• as the temperature gets colder, the wind blows less

• wind blows stronger when it gets closer to winter time

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Why would people measure the strength of winds?

• to know if its too cold to play outside

• to know which direction storms come from

• to know if it is safe to go outside

• can help predict weather, pilots need to know if its safe to land & take off, wind turbine energy affected

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What are clouds made of?

• puffy air and water

• tiny drops of water and ice

• white atmosphere and water

• tiny drops of water, rock, and air

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Where do you find water in liquid form in nature?

• glaciers, polar ice caps

• clouds

• lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers

• in soil, polar ice caps, oceans