Quiz about Weather

Question 1

Which of the following is a result of the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

weather

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Sunlight

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volcanoes

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earthquake

Question 2

Water impacts the weather by constantly moving between which two spheres?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere and hydrosphere

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atmosphere and lithosphere

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atmosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and geosphere

Question 3

When air masses with different characteristics meet, a ________ forms.

Accepted Answer

front

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line

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<ul><li>battle</li></ul>

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<ul><li>skirmish</li></ul>

Question 4

Which of the following influence global weather patterns?

Accepted Answer

jet stream and ocean currents

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jet stream and gravity

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ocean currents
and earthquakes

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ocean currents and magnetic field

Question 5

Warm air rising causes a low pressure area; cold air dropping causes a high pressure area. The instrument that meteorologists use to measure the air pressure is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>barometer</li><li></li></ul>

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<ul><li>hygrometer</li></ul>

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<ul><li>anemometer</li></ul>

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thermometer

Question 6

The main function of the digestive system is to break down food for ______.

Accepted Answer

energy and nutrients

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carbon dioxide

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<ul><li>oxygen</li></ul>

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liquid and waste products

Question 7

The major parts of the digestive system include the ______.

Accepted Answer

mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines

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nose, throat, trachea, and lungs

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bladder, skin, kidneys, and large intestine

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heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries

Question 8

Where does digestion begin?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>mouth</li></ul>

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small intestine

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<ul><li>stomach</li></ul>

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large intestine

Question 9

Katie began to eat a cookie at lunch. Her class had just completed a science lesson about the digestive system. Katie learned that the digestion of her cookie began in her mouth. The cookie is first broken down by ______ in Katie's mouth.

Accepted Answer

saliva and chewing

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acids and churning

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capillaries

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<ul><li>cartilage</li></ul>

Question 10

The esophagus ______ move food and liquid into the stomach.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>muscles</li></ul>

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<ul><li>arteries</li></ul>

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<ul><li>veins</li></ul>

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<ul><li>bones</li></ul>

Question 11

Which of the following bones has the primary purpose of protecting vital soft organs?

Accepted Answer

Answer

ankle bones

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<ul><li>arm bones</li></ul>

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Question 12

The skull, vertebrae, hips, ribs, arms, and legs are major ______ of the human body.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>bones</li></ul>

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<ul><li>muscles</li></ul>

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<ul><li>nerves</li></ul>

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<ul><li>cartilage</li></ul>

Question 13

Major bones of the body include ______.

Accepted Answer

the skull and vertebrae

Answer

<ul><li>cartilage</li></ul>

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<ul><li>muscles</li></ul>

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the brain and spinal cord

Question 14

The ______ system provides movement for the body.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>muscular</li></ul>

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circulatory

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<ul><li>digestive</li></ul>

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<ul><li>excretory</li></ul>

Question 15

The skeletal muscles found in your leg function differently than the heart muscle by ______.

Accepted Answer

being voluntary and moving when you want them to move

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pumping blood faster

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being involuntary and moving on their own

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not moving at all

Question 16

What is evaporation? Evaporation is the changing from ________.

Accepted Answer

liquid to gas

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gas to liquid

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liquid to solid

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solid to liquid

Question 17

Clouds move mainly due to __________.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>winds</li></ul>

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<ul><li>storms</li></ul>

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<ul><li>oceans</li></ul>

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<ul><li>volcanoes</li></ul>

Question 18

Water on Earth moves and changes form. Where does the energy for that process come from?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>sunlight</li><li></li></ul>

Answer

Answer

<ul><li>ocean</li></ul>

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inside the Earth

Question 19

When a lot of water is evaporating from the ocean how might that impact the weather?

Accepted Answer

more clouds develop

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lightening is created

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the temperature changes

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the wind stops

Question 20

The barometer, the __________ , the weather vane, and the thermometer are all examples of different instruments meteorologists use to measure weather conditions.

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>anemometer</li></ul>

Answer

<ul><li>pentameter</li></ul>

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<ul><li>kilometer</li></ul>

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sphygometer

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