Weather - 6th Grade Unit 1

When the sun heats water, it _________

• Evaporates

• Condensates

• Precipitates

• Collects

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Water molecules in the air can be measured and tracked, and we call that water______

• Atoms

• Droplets

• Vapor

• Rain

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Tropical Cyclones can turn into the following under the right conditions once they hit land:

• Tornados

• Hurricanes

• Torrents

• Tsunamis

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This is what moves storms around in the air. The levels of this can impact how far a cloud can travel, and how impactful a storm could be.

• Water

• Gravity

• Magnets

• Wind

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Not all clouds produce rain because:

• Not all clouds have water vapor

• All clouds do produce rain

• Sometimes the conditions aren't right, such as temperature or water vapor levels

• Clouds only rain when it's cold

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Energy transfer in clouds is measured in:

• Pounds (lbs)

• Kilos (k)

• Megajoules (Mj)

• Ounces (Oz)

Which of the following is not a cloud type:

• Cumulonimbus

• Cirrus

• Archus

• Stratus

When water vapor cools down it:

• Turns into steam

• Condensates

• Rises in the air

• Evaporates

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When cloud temperature rises, it causes them to _____ in the atmosphere

• Rise

• Fall

• Condense

• Rain

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Scientists that study the weather are called:

• Etymologists

• Biologists

• Scientologists

• Meteorologists

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