Quiz about Science Test- Weather, Water Cycle, Extreme Weather

Question 1

What is Weather?

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What is happening outside, around us in the atmosphere

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Wind

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Rain

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Snow

Question 2

Is weather short term or long term?

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Short term

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Long term

Question 3

What are the 4 major factors of weather

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Wind, Temperature, The Water Cycle, and The Sun

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Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

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Wind, dryness, humidity, clouds

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Temperature, condensation, seasons, Wind

Question 4

People who study weather are called what?

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Meteorologist

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Science Weather Guy

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Newsman

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Mr. Sylliaasen

Question 5

When a meteorologist gives a prediction of the weather that is called a

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Forecast

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guess

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hypothesis

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weather slam

Question 6

What are the 4 types of precipitation?

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Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet

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Rain, dew, sweat, sleet

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Hail, Snow, Ice, mist

Question 7

What is climate?

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Weather patterns that last over a long period of time

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A nice deli sandwich

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Short term weather

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Rain, snow, sleet, or Hail

Question 8

What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is short term, and climate is long term

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One has seasons the other doesnt

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One has rain and the other doesn't

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One happens in the sky the other happens on ground

Question 9

What are the three basic climate zones?

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Polar, Tropical, Temperate

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Polar, cold, hot

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Tropcial, Desert, Forest

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Tropical, Temperature, Arctic

Question 10

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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snow

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air

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clouds

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vapor

Question 11

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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accumulation

Question 12

What is it called when plants give off water vapor and it is evaporated into the atmosphere?

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 13

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

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heats up

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cools

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freezes

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lights up

Question 14

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

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clouds

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rain

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sleet

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snow

Question 15

What is the water cycle?

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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the 3 forms of water

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when water melts

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when clouds form

Question 16

what does the #4 show in the diagram?

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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run off

Question 17

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 18

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 19

Why is it called the Water " Cycle"?

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It is never ending

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It is round

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It is old

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It is faster than a bicycle

Question 20

What percent of the earths water is fresh water?

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3%

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5%

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33%

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13%

Question 21

What is the most common form of extreme weather in South Dakota?

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Thunderstorm

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Tornado

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Hurricane

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Drought

Question 22

What makes a thunderstorm dangerous?

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All of these are dangerous

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Rain and wind

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Hail

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Lightning

Question 23

What is is called when a funnel cloud forms and touches the ground?

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Tornado

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Thunderstorm

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Blizzard

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Lightning

Question 24

What area of the United States are Tornadoes most common?

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Tornado Alley

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The midwest

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The South

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Kind of in the Middle

Question 25

Which tornado is most dangerous?

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F5

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F1

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F3

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F4

Question 26

How fast does the wind need to blow during a winter storm for it to be considered a blizzard?

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35mph

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25 mph

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50 mph

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55 mph

Question 27

What is a danger of a blizzards?

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all of these are dangers of a blizzard

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Wind

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Frostbite

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the cold

Question 28

When the wind blows so much snow that you can not see during a blizzard, what is this called?

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whiteout

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liquid white

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blanket

Question 29

What is it called when an area has not had any precipitation for several months?

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drought

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dry

Question 30

What is it called when an area has not had any precipitation for several weeks.

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dry

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drought

Question 31

What is one of the major causes of extreme weather?

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When warm air meets cold air

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when the sun goes down

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when there is a lot of clouds

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#scaryweatherdog !

Question 32

What scale measures Hurricanes?

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Saffir-Simpson Scale

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Fujita Scale

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Fish Scale

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Mr. L needs to stay off the Scale

Question 33

What scale measures a Tornado?

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Fujita Scale

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Saffir- Simpson Scale

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Lizard Scale

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Weather Balloon

Question 34

What are Hurricanes called in Australia?

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Willy Willy

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Chilly Chilly

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Milly Milly

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Frank

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