Weather and Climate Video review

What is weather?

• The study of the atmosphere

• The pattern of weather for a certain place

• What is happening in the air around us at any one time

• The process of liquid water changing to a gas or water vapor

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What are meteorologists?

• Scientists who study the weather

• Scientists who study the ocean

• Scientists who study earthquakes

• Scientists who study space

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What do meteorologists use to forecast the weather?

• Computers, radar, and weather satellites

• Birds flying south

• Bees busy at work

• Cows lying down

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What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth called?

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What are the three things needed to make weather?

• Sand, plants, and rocks

• People, places, and things

• Air, water, and heat

• Gravity, forces, and electricity

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What is the process of liquid water changing to a gas or water vapor called?

• Life cycle

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Molecular fusion

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What are clouds made of?

• Ice crystals

• Dust particles

• Water droplets

• Air molecules

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What is another name for rain, snow, sleet, and hail?

• Liquidation

• Temperature

• Alienation

• Precipitation

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What causes thunder and lightning?

• Air pressure

• Wind currents

• Ice crystals in the clouds

• Heat from the Sun

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What determines the climate of a place?

• The distance from the equator

• The amount of rainfall

• The size of the population

• The type of vegetation

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