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Which cloud type is the most likely to produce hail and thunderstorms?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratocumulus

What is an air mass?

• a place where weather always changes in an extreme way

• a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture

• any kind of cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing

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The graphic shows an approaching cold front. What will most likely happen as a result of the approaching cold front?

• It will produce no precipitation.

• It will produce some precipitation.

• It will produce intense thunderstorms.

• It will produce clear skies and sunny weather.

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Blake’s afternoon baseball game should start soon, but he is worried that it will be cancelled due to the weather. The sky is overcast with cumulonimbus clouds. Which will most likely happen to Blake’s baseball game?

• It will be played as expected because the clouds will leave the area soon.

• It will be played in the afternoon because it will hail for the rest of the day.

• It will be postponed until evening because there will be an afternoon thunderstorm.

• It will be cancelled and rescheduled for the next day because it will rain for the rest of the day.

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List the steps of the scientific method

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e

f

c

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a

Ask a question

Communicate results

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

Analyze results

Form a hypothesis

The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

• clear skies and very little humidity

• cloudy skies and rainy weather

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• clear skies and hot temperatures

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Kennedy looked out her window on the day of the school picnic. She saw cirrus clouds in the

sky. Which kind of weather should she expect for the picnic?

• thunderstorms

• fair weather

• warmer weather

• light rain

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Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system?

• warm temperatures

• cloudy conditions

• clear conditions

• cool temperatures

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What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?

• a formation

• warm air

• a front

• a tornado

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Which instrument measure wind speed?

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane