Quiz about Unit 4 Part 2 Review

Question 1

What is the present weather for the following station model?

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thunderstorms

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rain

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drizzle

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fog

Question 2

What is the wind speed for the following station model?

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25 knots

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10 knots

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15 knots

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20 knots

Question 3

What is the barometric pressure for the following station model?

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998.7 mb

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87 mb

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1098.7 mb

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1098 mb

Question 4

What is the amount of cloud cover for the following station model?

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75%

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25%

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50%

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100%

Question 5

What are the three main types of clouds? (Select all three answers)

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cirrus

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cumulus

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stratus

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precipitation

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evaporation

Question 6

Which cloud is the highest in the sky?

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cirrus

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cumulus

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stratus

Question 7

Which cloud is the lowest in the sky?

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stratus

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cirrus

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cumulus

Question 8

Which cloud looks puffy like cotton balls?

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cumulus

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cirrus

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stratus

Question 9

Which cloud is thin and feathery?

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cirrus

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cumulus

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stratus

Question 10

Which cloud covers the whole sky and looks like a blanket?

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stratus

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cirrus

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cumulus

Question 11

Which shows a cirrus cloud?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

Question 12

Which shows a cumulus cloud?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 13

Which shows a stratus cloud?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 14

These clouds are a cumulus cloud that form into an anvil shape that points to where the rain, lightning, hail, or tornadoes are moving.

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Cumulonimbus

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stratus

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cirrocumulus

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cirrus

Question 15

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

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cirrus cloud

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cumulus cloud

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stratus cloud

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cumulonimbus cloud

Question 16

Put in order the steps in cloud formation:

I. warm air rises and cools

II. water vapor condenses

III. Sun heats the Earth's surface

IV. millions of water droplets collect to form a cloud

V. humidity of the air increases

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III, I, V, II, IV

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I, II, III, IV, V

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V, IV, III, II, I

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III, I, II, V, IV

Question 17

Clouds are classified based on their height. Which is CORRECTLY matched?

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cirro-high clouds(above 6000 meters)

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strato-high clouds(above 6000 meters)

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alto-low clouds(below 2000 meters)

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cirro-middle clouds(2000-6000 meters)

Question 18

The puffy, lumpy looking clouds and maybe only 1000 meters above the ground

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cumulus

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nimbus

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stratus

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cirrus

Question 19

The low-level featureless sheet of clouds that sometimes appear in the surface of the Earth in the form of mist or fog.

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stratus

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cirrus

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nimbus

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cumulus

Question 20

Low, gray clouds that produce precipitation that reach the ground in the form of rain, snow or hail. It is also known as rain clouds.

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nimbus

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cirrus

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stratus

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cumulus

Question 21

How do humans cause air pollution?

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plowing of fields

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burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

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using solar power

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driving electric cars

Question 22

What is the main cause of air pollution?

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burning fossil fuels

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plowing fields and releasing dust

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using solar power

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using water power

Question 23

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

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global warming

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photosynthesis

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smog

Question 24

Gases released from power plants mix with water vapor in the sky to make ________________.

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acid rain

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smog

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global warming

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particulate matter

Question 25

What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?

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nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)

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Low pH and Acid

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Lemon Juice and Battery Acid

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Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide

Question 26

Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for smog or ground ozone?

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volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides

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sulfur and particulate matter

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carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

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none of these answers are correct

Question 27

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

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Particulate matter

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Water droplets

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Allergens

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Combustibles

Question 28

What is a secondary pollutant?

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pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

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pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities

Question 29

What is the major cause for air pollution?

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transportation

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deforestation

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oil spills

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cigarretes

Question 30

Ozone and acid rain are both pollutants formed through reactions in the atmosphere. This makes them

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secondary air pollutants

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primary air pollutants

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atmospheric transport

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atmospheric deposition

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

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Carbon monoxide

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Acid rain

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Ozone

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Asbestos

Question 32

Burning of wood causes air pollution.

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true

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false

Question 33

The greenhouse effect is a natural process

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true

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false

Question 34

This is an image demonstrating...

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The Greenhouse Effect

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Tornado Formation

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Hurricane Formation

Question 35

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

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cold

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warm

Question 36

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

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All answers are correct

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane

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Water vapor

Question 37

Why is it called "The Greenhouse Effect"?

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Because greenhouse gasses trap heat on Earth's surface like a greenhouse traps heat to keep plants warm.

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Because greenhouse gasses protect Earth from UV radiation like a greenhouse protects plants from bad weather.

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Because greenhouse gasses reflect sunlight away from Earth like a greenhouse keeps plants in shade.

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Because greenhouse gasses allow heat to pass through them like a greenhouse allows light to pass through for the plants to do photosynthesis.

Question 38

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

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nitrogen

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oxygen

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carbon dioxide

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argon

Question 39

The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

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argon

Question 40

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

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atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

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Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

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humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

Question 41

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

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all of the above

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droughts

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flooding

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melting of polar ice caps

Question 42

Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?

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coal

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wood

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gasoline

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batteries

Question 43

Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

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yes

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no

Question 44

Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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deforestation

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photosynthesis

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oceans

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all of the above

Question 45

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

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will result in sea-levels rising

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will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic

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Will have no effect on ecosystems

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None of the above

Question 46

What is the definition of weather?

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the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

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a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years

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a complex community of organisms and the community's environment

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a release of toxic gas

Question 47

What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?

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climate

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drought

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weather

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emissions

Question 48

Carbon is stored in

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All are correct

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Trees and other living things

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Oceans

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underground in soil and fossil fuels

Question 49

What is the primary component of natural gas?

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Methane

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

Question 50

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

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Solar power

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Nuclear power

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Natural gas

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Coal

Question 51

What is the term for the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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