Science Air

____ clouds look like cotton

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

What are mid_level clouds made of?

• Water vapor

• Gas

• Ice Crystals

• Water vapor and ice crystals

Clouds that look like stripes in the air are ______ clouds.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

• Stratus

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Clouds that cover the sky like a blanket are ______ clouds.

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

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The lowest clouds are ______ clouds.

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Nimbus

Which statement about gases is NOT true?

• Gas particles move freely.

• Gases have definite shape.

• Gases fill all available space in a container.

• Water evaporates into gas.

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Four small metal cylinders were filled with boiling water and placed into different containers. Which container was the best insulator?

• Container 1

• Container 2

• Container 3

• Container 4

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The picture below shows a spoon in a glass of water. Why does the spoon appear bent?

• the light waves are refracted as they change speed when they pass from the water to the air

• the light waves are reflected as they change speed when they pass from the water to the air

• the light waves are absorbed when they pass from the water to the air

• the light waves bounce off of the water

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If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--

• weather

• climate

• geography

• geology

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What is one difference between weather and climate?

• weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.

• Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.

• weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.

• Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.

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