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The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?

• geothermal 
• wind
• nuclear
• natural gas

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Cold air _____ because it's more dense.

• Rises
• Sinks
• Floats
• Rotates

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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About 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the United States during Springs and early Summer when cold, dry from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This relatively flat part of the country is known as ________________.

• Tornado Paradise

• Thunderstorm Lane

• Tornado Alley

• Hurricane Row

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The more energy an air parcel loses = ________________ = bigger storm

• the slower the air parcel will rise

• air parcels gain energy

• higher the air parcel will rise into the troposphere

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Why does city "B" have clear skies?

• It is in North America

• There is not a front moving through city "B"

• Clouds do not form in the West

• It is located near a high pressure system

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Hurricanes form over the . . .

• Land

• Oceans

• Poles

• Mountains

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Thin envelope of gases surrounding the Earth and contains the weather.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Which is the day to day conditions of the atmosphere

• weather

• climate

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When you feel wind, you are feeling the movement of Earth's atmosphere. Imagine that the pocket of atmosphere above your town is heated by the Sun.

Which of the following best describes the movement that will take place in that pocket of atmosphere?

• The heated air will vibrate in place, causing a swirling wind.

• There will be no movement; heated air does not have the energy move.

• The heated air will rise, and cooler air will move into its place.

• The heated air will sink down to the surface.

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