17-1 Describing Weather

Northerly winds blow from north to south.

• True

• False

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When the weather is sunny and hot, the water cycle has stopped for the day.

• True

• False

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Joe lives where it is cold in the winter. He likes to visit his friend where it is warm year round.

Joe likes the weather where his friend lives.

• True

• False; climate

When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail, we are experiencing ______.

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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As altitude increases, ________.

• air pressure increases

• air behaves unpredictably

• air pressure remains the same

• air pressure decreases

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ___.

• weather

• humidity

• climate

• ionosphere

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If the dots represent air molecules, what does the figure below demonstrate?

• There are less air molecules at lower altitudes

• The top of the atmosphere contains the most dense concentration of air molecules.

• There are more air molecules at higher altitudes

• There are less air molecules at higher altitudes

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Using the graph, determine the maximum amount of water vapor present when the temperature is 5 degrees C.

• 7 g/m3

• about 0.4g/m3

• 40 g/m3

• 45 g/m3

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the ____.

• wind point

• humidity

• relative humidity

• dew point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Which of the following shows how rain is formed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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