Meteorology

An area with high pressure will result in what possible weather?

• high winds

• high humidity and winds

• clear blue skies

• thunderstorms

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____________ is water that sinks below the surface, but moves toward the ocean.

• ground water

• surface runoff

• air mass

• precipitation

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____________ is the most abundant gas on Earth

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place is called climate.

• True

• False

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Name the energy from that comes from the sun. ______________

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Which gas is second abundant in our atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer that is important in protecting Earth’s living organisms from ultraviolet radiation from the sun?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Water evaporates and becomes _________ .

• clouds

• rain

• snow

• dew

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The water cycle is driven by the ____.

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Planet Earth rotates. How does this motion affect global winds?

• It causes the winds to curve.

• It causes the winds to blow.

• It causes the winds to move straight from the equator to the poles.

• There is no wind movement.

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