Quiz about 5th Grade SSA Review_Mr. Hite

Question 1

Buried remains of ancient plants and animals that we now use as fuel.

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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hydrocarbons

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alternative energy

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sediment

Question 2

Breaking down earth's materials at or near the surface.

Accepted Answer

weathering

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erosion

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cementation

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deposition

Question 3

Wind or water carrying away weathered pieces of sediment.

Accepted Answer

erosion

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deposition

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weathering

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cementation

Question 4

Orbit or movement around the sun.

Accepted Answer

revolution

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rotation

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phase

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comet

Question 5

Spinning of a planet on its axis.

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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phase

Question 6

Earth rotates on this imaginary line.

Accepted Answer

axis

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diagonal

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radius

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diameter

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of mechanical energy?

Accepted Answer

a mirror reflects light

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a car moves

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a windmill spins

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a wheel turns

Question 8

which is not an example of an inherited trait

Accepted Answer

a cut on person's hand

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how tall a person is

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a person's eye color

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foot size

Question 9

which is a learned behavior?

Accepted Answer

a dog returning the same place for food everyday

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a dog barking when threatened

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a dog's hair color

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a dog breathing

Question 10

How do trees obtain energy?

Accepted Answer

they produce food in their leaves

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they consume other plants

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they absorb nutrients from decomposing pants and animals

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they receive energy from their roots

Question 11

What do humans breath in and plants release into the air?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

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carbon dioxide

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helium

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air

Question 12

What formed this valley?

Accepted Answer

a glacier

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wind erosion

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water erosion

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flooding

Question 13

this is example of light being _______________.

Accepted Answer

refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

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bounced off

Question 14

A boy pushes a cart across the floor. What is the push most likely to change?

Accepted Answer

C. The position of the cart

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A. The mass of the cart

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B. The shape of the cart

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D. All of the above

Question 15

16. The diagram shows light when it hits an object. Which of the following would be the best title for the diagram?

Accepted Answer

The path light takes when it is reflected

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The force needed to use a pulley

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The path light takes when it is refracted

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The flow of an electrical current

Question 16

the mice's energy is transferred directly to the

Accepted Answer

owl

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fox

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bird

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rabbit

Question 17

the outer planets in order

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

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Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

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Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

Question 18

It takes the Earth about one _________________ to revolve around the Sun.

Accepted Answer

year

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day

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month

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100 years

Question 19

What causes the sun to look like it moves across the sky

Accepted Answer

the rotation of the Earth

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the seasons of the Earth

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the sun revolving around the Earth

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the moon revolving around the Earth

Question 20

What is Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The motion of one object around another.

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A cycle of space..

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The sun orbiting a planet.

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The motion of an object on its axis.

Question 21

A ball is moving in a certain direction.  What would happen to the ball if a greater force was applied on the ball along its direction of motion?

Accepted Answer

The speed of the ball would increase.

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The speed of the ball would decrease.

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The ball will stop instantly.

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The ball will change direction.

Question 22

Alex plucks a string on her guitar. This causes the string to vibrate. Alex is using the vibrating string to produce--

Accepted Answer

sound

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electricity

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light

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heat

Question 23

What is a comet?

Accepted Answer

Dust and ice orbiting in space.

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A small rocky body orbiting in space.

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a type of star

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A dwarf planet

Question 24

When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

Accepted Answer

balanced force

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gravity

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friction

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unbalanced force

Question 25

Which of the following is a producer?

Accepted Answer

Apple tree

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Tiger

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Lion

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Shark

Question 26

Which planet is the 6th planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Jupiter

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Mars

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Neptune

Question 27

Where is the ASTEROID BELT located?

Accepted Answer

Between Mars and Jupiter

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Between Jupiter and Saturn

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Between Earth and Mars

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Between Neptune and Uranus

Question 28

What is a METEOR?

Accepted Answer

The flash of light made by an object burning up in Earth's atmosphere (A "shooting star")

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A rock floating around in space

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a collection of ice and dust that travels through the solar system

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A rock found on the beach that came from space

Question 29

Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

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Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

Question 30

What GALAXY do we live in?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

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Solar System

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Barred Spiral

Answer

Snickers

Question 31

Some constellations or patterns of stars are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain patterns of stars not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

Accepted Answer

Earth's revolution

Answer

Sun's rotation

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Earth's rotation

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Sun's revolution

Question 32

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

Accepted Answer

the rotation of Earth on its axis

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the phase of the moon

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the revolution of Earth around the sun

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the alignment of planets

Question 33

Sheila is classifying the rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category of rock should she classify these rocks?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

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igneous

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granite

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metamorphic

Question 34

Bethany and Ian are each given a sample of the mineral quartz and asked to compare their samples. Bethany is given a sample of smoky quartz, and Ian is given a sample of rose quartz. Which property is least likely to be the same for the two samples?

Accepted Answer

color

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cleavage

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hardness

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streak

Question 35

The picture shows coal, one of Earth's energy resources.

Why is coal a nonrenewable resource?

Accepted Answer

It is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

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It is difficult to mine because it is deep inside Earth.

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It is a resource that can easily be replaced as it is used.

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It is the resource that fuels many power plants that make electricity.

Question 36

Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence below states a difference between weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

Erosion moves rocks to a new location.

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Weathering moves rocks from place to place.

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Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them.

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Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.

Question 37

Florida has many resources used by people.

Which of the items below is not a renewable resource found in Florida?

Accepted Answer

phosphate

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wind

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sunlight

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water

Question 38

Plants need many things in order to make their own food. Which of the following best describes what plants need to make their own food?

Accepted Answer

a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and water

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a plant uses soil, sunlight and oxygen

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a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and oxygen

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a plant uses soil, sunlight and water

Question 39

Kofi wants to know how two magnets behave when they are together. The magnets below show her experiment.

What must be true of the magnets shown?

Accepted Answer

The poles of the magnet repel each other

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The poles of the magnet attract each other

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The two poles are opposites, south and north.

Answer

The two poles are opposites, north and south.

Question 40

Lu Chen is comparing the physical properties of water as a gas and as a solid. Which of the statements best describes how these two are different?

Accepted Answer

Solid water has a definite shape and water vapor does not.

Answer

Solid water is much warmer than water vapor.

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Solid water has its particles farther apart than water vapor.

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Solid water has the same mass as the same volume of water vapor.

Question 41

Substances can change in different ways. Sometimes they produce new substances. This is called a chemical change. Which is an example of a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

a cake baking in an oven

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an ice cube melting

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a pencil snapping in two

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an eraser getting smaller

Question 42

Pete likes to play the drums. When he strikes the drum with a drumstick, a sound is made. Which of these explains why sound is produced?

Accepted Answer

The drum transfers vibrations into the air.

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The drumstick vibrates the air.

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The drum absorbs energy from the air.

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The drum releases potential energy into the air.

Question 43

Christina knows that wind and water are two sources of energy. Which of the following statements can Christina say is true about both wind and water?

Accepted Answer

They can be used to generate electricity.

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They are limited in supply on Earth.

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They can replace all other energy sources.

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They can be used to produce solar energy.

Question 44

Dan fills a bowl with hot water. He places four different objects in the bowl. Then he smears a bit of butter on each object, just above the water's surface. The picture below shows Dan's experiment.

On which object will Dan first see butter melting?

Accepted Answer

metal spoon

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plastic ruler

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wood spoon

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rubber spatula

Question 45

Tyler does a report about objects in motion for science class. He gives examples of animals, people, cars, and airplanes as objects that can be in motion. Which of the following statements can Tyler include in his report about motion?

Accepted Answer

Motion is the change of position of an object.

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All objects in motion are accelerating.

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Gravity has no effect on objects in motion.

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Objects in motion always change their direction.

Question 46

The silk tree that grows in Florida can grow as high as 15 meters (about 50 feet). This tree also produces colorful flowers in fall and winter. Look at the parts of the flower. Think about the part of the flower that is identified in the illustration.

What process does the identified part of the plant play a role in?

Accepted Answer

reproduction

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germination

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transpiration

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seed dispersal

Question 47

Two flowering rose bushes of the same type grow in two different large pots next to each other in a yard. One is pink and the other is yellow. What is the most likely cause of the difference in color?

Accepted Answer

effect of an inherited characteristic

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effect of the amount of rain

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effect of the sunlight

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effect of the amount of fertilizer

Question 48

The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

Accepted Answer

weather

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climate

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trend

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season

Question 49

An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

Accepted Answer

rain guage

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barometer

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thermometer

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wind sock

Question 50

A force applied by the weight of air

Accepted Answer

air pressure

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cold front

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barometer

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humidity

Question 51

An instrument used to show the direction of wind and measure the speed

Accepted Answer

wind sock

Answer

rain guage

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Thermometer

Answer

barometer

Question 52

the amount of water vapor in the air

Accepted Answer

humidity

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warm front

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precipitation

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air pressure

Question 53

An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is

Accepted Answer

thermometer

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barometer

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wind sock

Answer

rain guage

Question 54

Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Answer

humidity

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liquid

Answer

weather

Question 55

An instrument that measures air pressure

Accepted Answer

barometer

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thermometer

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rain guage

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wind sock

Question 56

Average weather conditions of a region year after year

Accepted Answer

climate

Answer

weather

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season

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cold front

Question 57

Which of these can be used to describe the condition of the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

temperature

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cloud cover

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wind speed

Question 58

Which type of clouds are thin and wispy, forming high in the sky and made out of ice crystals?

Accepted Answer

Cirrus

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Cumulus

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Cumulonimbus

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Stratus

Question 59

Which statement best describes how a cloud is formed?

Accepted Answer

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and condenses.

Answer

The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and condenses.

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The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, warms, and evaporates.

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The formation of clouds happens when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and evaporates.

Question 60

Which weather tools allow Matthew to make this observation, "This morning, winds are blowing at 25mph toward the North."

Accepted Answer

Anemometer and Wind Vane

Answer

Rain Gauge and Anemometer

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Wind Vane and Thermometer

Answer

Compass and Rain Gague

Question 61

What part of the water cycle helps wet clothes dry quickly?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

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Run Off

Answer

Precipitation

Question 62

What must happen to water vapor before it can rain?

Accepted Answer

Water vapor must condense

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Water vapor must freeze

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Water vapor must evaporate

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Water vapor must run off

Question 63

What is the primary source of energy for the Water Cycle?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Fossil Fuels

Answer

Water

Answer

Wind Currents

Question 64

Where do Hurricanes form?

Accepted Answer

Over warm ocean water

Answer

Over cold ocean water

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Over dry land

Answer

Over wet land

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