Weather in the Atmosphere Quiz

Jasmine breathed against the window pane and noticed that her breath made a spot on it from the water vapor in her breath. Which stage of the water cycle would this show?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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Water vapor enters the atmosphere through three processes: (a)   , (b)   , and (c)   . The sun causes evaporation by heating water molecules until they speed up and spread out, entering the air as water vapor. Plants take in water through their roots, and it moves up the stem and into the leaves. Transpiration then occurs. Animals, including people, breathe out or exhale in the process of respiration.

(d)   (e)  

• evaporation
• transpiration
• respiration
• condensation

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Michael was watching the rain hit the sidewalk in front of his house. After a few minutes, he noticed a change in the precipitation and saw that the precipitation had changed into ice pellets. The condition causing this change in the precipitation is (steady / rising / falling).

• steady

• rising

• falling

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Cody lives in Florida, along the eastern coast. The kind of air mass likely to occur over his region would be (a)   . It would develop here because (b)   .

(c)  

• continental tropical
• continental polar
• maritime polar
• the area is near the coast and far
• maritime tropical

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What is the relationship between air masses and ocean currents?

• Warm air masses warm the ocean currents.

• Cold air masses cool the ocean currents.

• Warm ocean currents cool the air masses above them.

• Warm ocean currents warm the air masses above them.

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If the Gulf Stream cooled, what would happen to the climate?

(a)  

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Why are accurate weather forecasts important? Choose the two statements that apply.

• They help people prepare for severe weather.

• They help people understand what weather maps are for.

• They help fishers learn about the seasons.

• They help farmers know when to plant and harvest.

• They help people who want to be meteorologists.

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What was the barometric pressure at 1:00 P.M.?

• 30.55

• 30.34

• 30.01

• 29.88

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William decided that the weather would be (a)   because the barometric pressure was (b)   . Choose one phrase from each set of options to complete the sentence.

(c)  

• clear
• windy
• falling
• hot
• stormy

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Isabella has lived in Miami all her life, and she knows the weather is warm and humid much of the time. What factors play a part in determining the climate found in Florida? Choose the three that apply.

• ocean currents

• latitude

• high altitude

• prevailing winds

• long distance from water

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