Water Cycle, Weather, and Climate

The diagram shows how the interaction between the sun and the ocean can cause clouds to form near the beach. Which of the following best describes why clouds form near the beach?

• Energy from the sun causes precipitation over the ocean

• Light form the sun decreases the amount of water vapor in the air over the ocean

• Light from the sun reflects off the surface of the ocean

• Energy form the sun causes water to evaporate from the ocean

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is when it is rainy or dry. Climate tells whether it is hot or cold.

• Climate describes when it rainy or dry. Weather describes only if it is hot or cold.

• Climate is the average atmospheric condition over a long period of time, while weather is the atmospheric condition on a given day.

• Weather is the average atmospheric condition over a long period of time, while climate is the atmospheric condition on a given day.

What are clouds made of?

• dry air

• water

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Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Which of the following describes what the weather is like where polar bears live?

• Warm and tropical

• Cool and breezy

• Cold and icy

• Hot and dry

What is used to determine climate?

• The water cycle

• Fossil Records

• The Rock Cycle

• average weather over a long time

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Which zone has the the coldest place on earth?

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

Weather ____________ every day.

• changes

• is the same

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