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Weather and Atmosphere

Authored by Shannon Farley

Science

6th Grade

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Weather and Atmosphere
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The seasons are caused by

Earth's varying distance from the sun

Earth's changing rate of rotation

the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun

Shifting climates of Earth's surface

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The average, year after year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area are known as

climate

weather

global warming

seasons

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The atmosphere is

the layer in which weather occurs

the layer that contains the ozone layer

the layer of water in the oceans

the layer of gases that surround the earth

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are

carbon dioxide and oxygen

carbon dioxide and nitrogen

nitrogen and oxygen

nitrogen and hydrogen

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hurricanes typically form over

cold ocean water

tropical rain forest

warm ocean water

very dry land masses

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called

astronomers

climatologists

meteorologists

weatherologists

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a

hurricane

cyclone

tornado

thunderstorm

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