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Which best describes El Niño?

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

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Which most accurately explains the way clouds form?

• Warm water vapor hits warm air, changing the gas into a liquid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits cold air, changing the gas into a liquid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits warm air, changing the gas into a solid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits cold air, changing the gas into a solid, and forming a cloud.

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One morning, Jane notices drops of water on the outside of a window. Later in the day, she notices that the drops have disappeared. What most likely caused the drops to disappear?

• The water condensed on the plants around the house.

• Energy from the sun caused the water to evaporate.

• The water cooled enough to turn into water vapor.

• Wind blowing on the window turned the water into vapor.

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Why is the sun’s energy necessary for the water cycle?

• It is the heat source that turns water into vapor.

• It is the light source that turns water into vapor

• It is the heat source that turns vapor into water droplets.

• It is the light source that turns vapor into water droplets.

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Which causes water to soak the ground?

• high levels of condensation

• high levels of transpiration

• high levels of precipitation

• high levels of evaporation

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The diagram shows a part of the water cycle.

Which of these goes in the box with the question mark?

• rivers

• thunder

• hail

• wind

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Which provides the energy for most life cycles on Earth?

• sun

• soil

• clouds

• animals

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Caroline is standing at the top of a tall building in downtown Raleigh. She drops a penny. What force causes the penny to fall to the street below?

• The force of the wind

• The force of friction.

• The force of sunlight.

• The force of gravity.

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Why would a river trout have a hard time living in the ocean?

• The salinity of the ocean is too high for these fish.

• The ocean is too warm for these fish.

• There is too little sunlight for these fish.

• There is too much water in the ocean for these fish.

Luis walked to school one morning. It was very warm and cloudy. While at school a high pressure cold front moved through. When he walked home, what was the weather most likely like?

• warmer and wet

• cooler and wet

• cooler and stormy

• cooler and sunny

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