Unit 1 Review

What type of front is over Texas?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude
• latitude
• sunlight
• atmosphere

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What type of weather would you associate with a low pressure system?

• cold and sunny

• cold and clear

• warm and clear

• cloudy with a chance of precipitation

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What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

In order for evaporation to occur, liquid water must change state into a ___________.

• gas

• solid

• plasma

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Hurricanes are...

• storms of dust

• dangerous storms of wind and rain

• found in oceans near the North Pole

• landforms

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Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• House Fire

• Earthquake

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What is the hydrosphere?

• The total amount of water in a state

• the total amount of water in a country

• The total amount of water on the planet

• the total amount of water in a certain part of the world

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Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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