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1. isaprocessinthewatercycle,
wherewatervaporrisesintotheatmosphere.
2. Rain,sleet,hail,andsnowareallpartofthe
processinthewatercycle.
a. Precipitation
a. transpiration
b. Transpiration
b. evaporation
c. Condensation
c. precipitation
d. Evaporation
d. condensation
3. Weatherisdeterminedbytheconditionsinthe: a. thermosphere
4. Highpressuresystemshave
weatherandare.
b. mesosphere
a. rainy,stable
c. troposphere
b. clear,stable
d. stratosphere
c. rainy,unstable
d. clear,unstable
5. Whatforceisbehindallweatheronearth?
6. Theamountofwatervaporheldintheairis
a. wind
a. rain
b. gravity
b. humidity
c. earth'srotation
c. airpressure
d. energyfromthesun
d. clouds
7. Atmosphericconditionsforalongperiodoftime iscalled.
8. Amountaincanaffectclimateby
a. absorbingmoresolarenergyatthepeak
thanatthebaseofthemountain
a. weather
b. climate
b. causingprecipitationtofallmostlyon
onesideofthemountain
c. humidity
c. pushingacoolairmassbackoutover
theocean
d. interferingwithaircurrentsandaffecting
Earth'srotation.
9. Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofa
climateregion?
10. WhichoftheseisNOTafactorconsideredis
describingtheclimateofaregion?
a. tropical
a. distancefromtheocean
b. sunny
b. thenumberofmountainsnearby
c. snowy
c. thepopulationoftheregion
d. rainy
d. theamountofprecipitation
11. Thestateoftheearth'satmosphereata
certaintimeandplaceiscalled
a. precipitation.
12. Whichofthefollowingcloudtypesarewhite,
billowy,andresemblepilesofcottonpuffsin
thesky?
b. meteorology.
a. cumulus
c. climate.
b. stratus
d. weather.
c. cirrus
d. lenticular
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13. Whirlingfunnel-shapedcloudoverlandwith
verylowpressureatthefunnel'sbottom.
a. cyclone
14. Ifyouwakeupandnoticeagraycloudyday
andlightrainwasfalling,whichtypeofcloud
wouldyouexpecttosee?
b. anti-cyclone
a. cumulus
c. waterspout
b. stratus
d. tornado
c. cirrus
d. cirrostratus
15. Whattypeoffrontformswhenanactivecold
frontovertakesawarmfront,producinga
complexweatherpattern?
16. AnairmassthatmovesacrossEarth'ssurface
duetodifferencesinairpressureiscalled
.
a. warmfront
a. air
b. coldfront
b. wind
c. occludedfront
c. airpressure
d. stationaryfront
d. ozone
17. Acircularpatternofupdrafts,downdrafts,and windisa(n)
18. Producedbycumulonimbuscloudswhenacold
frontmeetsawarmfront.
a. weatherpattern
a. watersprout
b. convectioncell
b. typhoon
c. corioliseffect
c. thunderstorm
d. isobar
d. hurricane
19. Globalwindsseemtotravelincurvedpaths
becauseofthe
20. Alineonaweathermapconnectinglocations
withequalairpressureiscalleda(n)
a. convectioncell
a. anemometer
b. warmerair
b. isobar
c. corioliseffect
c. seabreeze
d. colderair
d. Corioliseffect
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