Meteorology-Changes in Our Atmosphere

True or False: Tornadoes and hurricanes are both violent types of weather

• True

• False

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Hurricanes have a calm area near the center the nose, True of False?

• True

• False

A meteorologist's prediction of future weather is called a forecast.

• True
• False

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Air around us is always moving and is called wind.

• True
• False

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The repeating pattern of water moving from Earth into the atmosphere and back is called the water cycle.

• True
• False

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What is a liquid and solid water that comes from clouds?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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What is water that enters air as water vapor?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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What is water vapor in the air that forms clouds?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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What is the word to describe rain, snow, hail, and sleet?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What scale do meteorologists use to describe the strength of a tornado?

• Enhanced Fujita scale

• Periodic scale

• Beaufort scale

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