Quiz about IQWST ES2 What Makes the Weather Change?

Question 1

A process of heat transfer that requires contact with a heat source

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conduction

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solar energy

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convection

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radiation

Question 2

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

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conduction

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radiation

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convection

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density

Question 3

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates what type of heat transfer?

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convection

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radiation

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conduction

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insulation

Question 4

What imaginary line divides our world into the northern and southern hemispheres?

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equator

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international date line

Question 5

As your distance from the equator increases, what happens to temperature?

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temperature decreases

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temperature increases

Question 6

What are the imaginary lines that determine weather patterns and run parallel to the equator?

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latitude

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longitude

Question 7

When air pressure is high, what type of weather do we experience?

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sunny and clear

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rainy and cloudy

Question 8

When air pressure is low, what type of weather do we experience?

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rainy and cloudy

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sunny and clear

Question 9

This is the symbol for a...

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 10

This is the symbol for a...

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 11

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 12

Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

Question 13

Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

Question 14

_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout.

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air mass

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convection current

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front

Question 15

Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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perspiration

Question 16

The place where two air masses meet.

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front

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air mass

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air pressure

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water cycle

Question 17

The weight of air as it presses down on Earth's surface

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air pressure

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front

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air mass

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evaporation

Question 18

Humidity is the...

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Amount of Water Vapor in the Air

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Amount of Wind in the Air

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Amount of Precipitation in the Air

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Amount of Pressure in the Air

Question 19

What causes the seasons to change?

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The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun

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The Earth's distance from the sun

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The warming and cooling of the Earth's core

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The Earth's rotation on its axis

Question 20

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round?

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It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year-round

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It remains the same distance from the sun year-round

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Its days are more than 18 hours long year-round

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The equator rotates slower than the poles

Question 21

What is season is it in the southern hemisphere

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summer

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fall

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winter

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spring

Question 22

What is season is it in the southern hemisphere

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winter

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summer

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fall

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spring

Question 23

What is season is it in the northern hemisphere?

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summer

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fall

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winter

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spring

Question 24

What is season is it in the northern hemisphere

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winter

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summer

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fall

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spring

Question 25

Cold air exerts _____________ pressure than warm air.

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more

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the same

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less

Question 26

What causes warm air to rise?

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the fact that it's less dense than cold air

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The fact that it weighs more than cold air

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The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

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the fact that its more dense than cold air

Question 27

Wind travels from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _______ pressure

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high, low

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low, high

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high, high

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low, low

Question 28

Warm air exerts _____________ pressure than cold air.

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less

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the same

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more

Question 29

When air is heated, it will MOST likely

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expand and rise

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expand and fall

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condense and fall

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condense and rise

Question 30

Cold air _____ because it's more dense.

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Sinks

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Rises

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Floats

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Rotates

Question 31

Warm air _____ because it's less dense.

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Rises

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Sinks

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Floats

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Rotates

Question 32

Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

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low pressure

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high pressure

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hurricane

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weather system

Question 33

When air pressure rapidly falls, what weather change usually occurs?

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approaching storm

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clearing skies

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decreasing humidlty

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decreasing temperature

Question 34

The weather data for Columbia shows the barometric pressure reading is rising.  Which is the best forecast for the weather in the Columbia area?

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Sunny and dry

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stormy weather

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falling temperatures

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no change at all

Question 35

It is a nice, sunny day.  There is a large drop in pressure.  What weather condition will LIKELY occur in the next 6-8 hours?

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Rainy and windy

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Partly sunny and breezy

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Partly cloudy and breezy

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Sunny and calm

Question 36

In this type of front, cold air pushed under warm air causing it to rise quickly forming thunderheads

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cold

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warm

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stationary

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occluded

Question 37

In this type of front, warm air slides above cold air. As the warm air rises it condenses into a broad area of clouds leading to gentle rain or light snow.

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warm

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cold

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stationary

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occluded

Question 38

This type of front forms when warm and cold air masses meet and neither of them has enough energy to move the other. This can bring many days of clouds and precipitation.

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stationary

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warm

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cold

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occluded

Question 39

This type of front forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward. Can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation.

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occluded

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warm

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cold

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stationary

Question 40

This is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

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weather

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climate

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hurricane

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storm

Question 41

Boiling Water

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 42

Curling Iron

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 43

Weather Patterns

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 44

Sun Bathing

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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