Weather & Atmosphere Review

1. (Act 53) Which of the following does NOT describe weather?

• the force of the wind through trees

• whether it is raining or not

• the amount of water pollution in the lake

• how many clouds there are in the sky

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2. (Act 53) Which of the following BEST describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather happens in your state and climate happens in your country.
• Weather includes the wind and rainfall, while climate only describes temperature.
• Weather can be predicted but climate cannot.
• Weather describes features such as wind and rain at a particular time, while climate describes these features on average.

3. (Act 58/62) Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• The water on the earth moves from place to place.
• Water can be either a solid or a liquid, but can never be a gas.
• The total amount of water on the earth stays the same through the ages.
• Some parts of the world receive more precipitation than others.

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4. (Earth's Atmospheric Layers Flipbook) What is the air above the earth's surface mostly made of?

• There is nothing there except sometimes clouds.
• Gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and water vapor.
• Tiny particles of pollution from cars and other machines.
• None of the above.

5. (Earth's Atmospheric Layers Flipbook) True or False: The atmosphere has different pressures, thicknesses and temperatures at different altitudes until it reaches space.

• True
• False

6. (Water Cycle in a Bag Lab - not in journal) Which one of the following powers the earth's water cycle? (Hint - Why did we tape our water cycle bags to the window?)

• energy from the sun
• clouds colliding together
• salts dissolve in seawater
• the freezing and melting of water

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7. (Act 53/58) Which one of the following factors does NOT influence climate?

• Clouds
• the Sun's Energy
• Global wind patterns (meaning patterns of wind around the world)
• Soil composition (meaning what the soil is made of)

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8. (Act 56/59/62) Most of the water on the earth is found in which of the following locations?

• Oceans
• the Atmosphere
• Groundwater
• Lakes and Rivers

9. (Act 62) What are clouds mostly made of?

• Smoke
• Water
• Both smoke and water
• None of the above

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10. (Act 58) What word best completes the following sentence? Ocean currents affect climates because they transfer ____________ from one part of the world to another.

• Salt
• Sunlight
• Heat
• Water

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