CHAPTER TEST: WEATHER & CLIMATE

Benjamin and Jasper were watching the weather forecast. The meteorologist said a ___ was approaching their town. What is it?

• cyclone

• mountain

• desert

• river

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Samantha and Benjamin are curious about tomorrow's weather for their school picnic. They decide to ask someone who studies weather and tries to predict it. This person is called a ___

• astronomers

• climatologists

• meteorologists

• weatherologists

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Harmony and Jonah are helping a meteorologist track an approaching thunderstorm. Which of the following sources of weather data would enable them to follow the path of the storm?

• a chart of data from previous storm surges

• radar

• a network of aneroid barometers

• weather balloons

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During a geography class, Chevy and Leela are looking at a weather map. They notice lines that join places with the same ___. What are these lines called?

• wind speed

• temperature

• humidity

• air pressure

Chevy and Jaila are learning about the environment in science class. Their teacher asks them what the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as. What is the correct term?

• climate

• weather

• global warming

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During a field trip, Eden and Daylia observe the climate on both sides of a mountain. The climate on the leeward side of the mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in ___.

• the strength of the winds

• the direction of the winds

• the angle of sunlight

• the amount of rainfall

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During a geography class, Harmony and Kaylani are discussing different types of regions. They wonder what regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called. What is the correct term?

• tundras

• savannas

• deserts

• steppes

During a geography class, Roman and Kaylani are looking at a weather map. They notice lines joining places that have the same air pressure. These lines are called ___.

• isobars

• isotherms

• barometric lines

• pressure lines

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During a science class, Farrah and Roman observe a weather map showing two different air masses meeting but not mixing easily. The boundary where these unlike air masses meet is called a(an) _____________________.

• front

• ridge

• trough

• isobar

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Chevy and Autumn are studying why some areas get more rain than others. They learn that the main factors that affect an area’s ____________________ are prevailing winds and mountains.

• precipitation

• temperature

• humidity

• altitude

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