Climate and Weather

Ayden, Ethan, and Brianna are planning a beach trip. Where should they check the weather conditions for the day?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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Match the weather factor to its definition.

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• Humidity

• How hot or cold something is

• Temperature

• The weight of air pushing down

• Air Pressure

• The movement of air

• Wind

• Water falling back to Earth's surface

• Precipitation

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Ethan and Brianna were at the local swimming pool on a hot summer day. They noticed that when the sun heated up the pool water, ___. (Pick 2)

• The water level rose.

• The water level sank.

• The water spread out.

• The water packed together.

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During a winter morning, Isaac and Ivan noticed that when the steam from Ayden's hot chocolate cooled down, it did what? (Pick 2)

• Rises

• Sinks

• Spreads out

• Packs together

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Label the steps of the water cycle.

a

b

c

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

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Match the step of the water cycle to its description.

• Liquid Water becomes Water Vapor.

• Precipitation

• Water Vapor packs together to form a cloud.

• Condensation

• Liquid water falls to Earth's surface.

• Evaporation

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Quentin, Ayden, and Brianna were preparing for their geography quiz. They stumbled upon a term that defines the location where different air masses intersect. They referred to it as a ______.

• Front

• Boundary

• Back

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Ethan and Giovany are studying weather patterns for their geography project. They learn that a polar and tropical air mass meet at a front.

The (a)   air mass, which is cold, will (b)   according to what their teacher, Mr. Alexander, told them.

The (c)   air mass, which is warm, will (d)   as per the information in their textbook.

• Polar

• sink

• Tropical

• rise

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Ethan, Obed, and Brianna are planning a camping trip. As they check the weather forecast, they notice the term 'fronts'. They wonder, what type of weather can they predict at fronts?

• Clear, sunny weather

• Storms and precipitation

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Quentin, Jeronimo, and Obed are planning a trip to the Amazon rainforest. They are discussing the long-term weather patterns of the Amazon. What is the term for this?

• Precipitation

• Temperature

• Climate

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