Weather Review

What process occurs when clouds form?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

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Which is not a weather factor?

• precipitation

• cloud coverage

• moon phase

• wind speed

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Which type of clouds produce thunderstorms?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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When you hold an ice cube, you are transferring heat to it by:

• raditation

• convection

• conduction

Local winds that occur during the day and blow from the sea towards the land are called:

• sea breezes

• land breezes

• Prevailing westerlies

• trade winds

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Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

• fog

• rain

• hail

• sleet

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The main way heat is transferred throughout the air in the atmosphere is:

• raditation

• conduction

• convection

• Coriolis

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Warm, humid air masses are called:

• maritime polar

• continental polar

• maritime tropical

• continental tropical

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Gases trap heat in the atmosphere in a process known as

• the Coriolis effect

• the radiation effect

• the Greenhouse effect

• the climate effect

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The sun's energy causes water on the surface to go through which phase change and become water vapor?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• convection

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