Chapter 13 Glencoe - Weather Lesson 1

What is hail?

• liquid precipitation

• solid crystals of precipitation

• precipitation that melts and refreezes

• ice pellets that grow by rising and falling within a cloud

What is the name of the instrument that measures wind speed?

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• wind tracker

What is the dew point?

• the temperature when air becomes fully saturated (100%)

• the point when dew happens

• the amount of water vapor in the air

• the pressure that air exerts on the surface

Which of the following is a weather variable?

• evaporation

• cloud formation

• condensation

• barometer

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When is humidity greater?

• when it reaches the dew point

• when it is in cold air

• when it is in warm air

• when pigs fly

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What are the processes responsible for cloud formation?

• rain and snow

• melting and freezing

• evaporation and condensation

• convection and conduction

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What is the name of the precipitation that melts and refreezes?

• rain

• snow

• hail

• sleet

What is weather?

• the process of evaporation and condensation

• the atmospheric conditions and short term changes in an area

• the temperature of the air

• the water cycle

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What is the water cycle?

• melting and freezing of water

• how clouds are formed

• evaporation and condensation

• a series of processes that move water between the oceans, land and atmospher

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Which of the following is not a type of cloud?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• charger

• stratus

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