Weather

Scientists who study the weather are called ______.

• biologists

• storm chasers

• geologists
• meteorologists

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The (a)   is the basic cause of all weather.

• Sun

• Moon

• Wind

• Rain

Answer explanation

The seasons, the winds, the clouds, the lightening, and the rain are all results of the sun's influence over the Earth.

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The atmosphere acts as a giant filter around the Earth. For the sun's rays to reach Earth, they must pass through this filter. On average, only about ____ of the sun's radiation manages to get through the atmospheric barrier.

• 77%

• 5%

• 20%

• 47%

The ______ is the function of the atmosphere that prevents heat from escaping the Earth easily into space.

• temperature inversion

• greenhouse effect

• trade wind

• relative humidity

The (a)   is an imaginary line circling the Earth midway between the North and South Poles.

• equator

• axis

• hemisphere

Answer explanation

Answer will be the same for both blanks

The northern half of the Earth is called the Northern ______, and the southern part of the Earth is called the Southern ______.

• Equator

• Tropics

• Axis

• Hemisphere

​ (a)   air rises, and ​ (b)   air falls.

• Warm
• Cool

Answer explanation

Cool air is heavy and falls. Warm air rises when heavier, cooler air gets underneath it and pushes it upward.

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Air always flows away from a region of​ (a)   to fill in a region of ​ (b)   .

• high pressure
• low pressure
• no pressure

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In 365 days, the Earth travels about ______ miles.

• 584 million

• 1 thousand

• 1 million

• 584 thousand

For the Earth to keep up with its 24-hour days, it has to spin over ______ miles per hour.

• 500

• 1,500

• 2,000

• 1,000