Texas usually experiences very warm summers and mild winters. Is this a description of Texas" weather or climate?

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Weather

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(b) Climate

• Summers are warm and humid in South Texas.

• Winters in the Panhandle are very cold and snowy.

• It's going to be a cool and windy day in Houston today.

• Central Texas has hot ummers and mild winters.

• High temperatures in Dallas will be above 100 degreed this week.

• Rain is expected all week in Galveston.

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NGSS.3-ESS2-2

Which of the following images represents heat energy from the sun being absorbed into the atmosphere?

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NGSS.5-PS3-1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) The Sun

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(b) C

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(c) A

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(d) Cloud

• The water is heated, becomes a gas, and rises into the air.

• The main source of energy in the water cycle.

• Clouds releasing rain over the mountains.

• The water vapor rises into the atmosphere, cools, and condenses together.

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The water cycle is the movement of water above, inside, and through the Earth. Most of the Earth's water supply is from the oceans. When water is heated with thermal energy from the Sun, the water​ ​​ ​ (a)   ​ into a gas called water vapor. After the water rises into the atmosphere, it cools and ​ (b)   back into a liquid.

• evaporates
• condenses
• precipitates
• transpires
• accumulates

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Explain the differences between weather and climate.

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The table below classifies statements about patterns that happen in the sky. How should each column of the table be labeled to make the table correct?

a

b

Climate

Weather

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What role does the sun play in evaporation? 

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NGSS.5-PS3-1

In the water cycle, water can be converted from a liquid to a gas through evaporation. There are many places that this can happen.

The largest amount of water on Earth will evaporate over ______

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

Which event in the water cycle is an example of water cooling and condensing?

• Clouds forming over  the ocean 

• Clouds releasing rain  over the ocean

• Water evaporating  from the ocean into the air

• Water flowing over the  land into the ocean 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4