What is weather over a long period of time?

• A tropical vacation

• Weather

• Climate

• Science

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Which part of our planet receives the most direct sunlight?

• near the poles.

• near the equator

• the bottom half

• the core

Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

• water heats up and cools more slowly than land

• water heats up and cools faster than land

• water and land cool at the same time

• water and land heat at the same rate

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Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.

• True 
• False

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Which of the following will heat the fastest?

• water

• land

• both heat at equal rates

What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines?

• the spinning of Earth

• changes in air pressure

• changes in temperature

• differences in latitudes

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Humidity is the...

• Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
• Amount of Wind in the Air
• Amount of Precipitation in the Air
• Amount of Pressure in the Air

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Decreasing air pressure predicts which kind of weather...

• storms and rain

• clear skys

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Wind is caused by differences in.... Choose two.

• precipitation

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

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What kind of weather would a cumulonimbus cloud bring?

• wind

• nice weather

• thunderstorms

• snow

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