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3. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 100
Which layer of the atmosphere does the water cycle occur in?
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4. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 200
Why is it colder at the top of a mountain than at sea level?
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5. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 300
The troposphere is composed of several gases. What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
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6. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 400
The layer of the atmosphere nearest Earth’s surface.
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7. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 500
Jet planes fly here.
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8. Weather 100
Residents in a seaside town experience onshore breezes from the ocean during hot sunny days and offshore breezes from the land during cool nights. How does the ocean and land affect this pattern?
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9. Weather 200
Which most likely contributes to the rotational pattern of a hurricane that develops in the Atlantic ocean?
Gulf stream
Coriolis Effect
Low relative humidity
High pressure systems
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10. Weather 300
Which most likely happens when a cold air mass comes in contact with a warm air mass?
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11. Weather 400
Marcus hears on the radio that the temperature is 32°Celsius what type of weather should Marcus expect?
Cool weather
Cold weather
Warm weather
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12. Weather 500 What kind of data does the item in the picture gather?
Temperature
Wind speed
Wind direction
humidity
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13. Clouds 100
Stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground.
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14. Clouds 200
High altitude cirrus clouds are primarily formed from which substance?
Carbon dioxide gas
Solid ice crystals
Nitrogen compounds
Ozone molecules
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15. Clouds 300 Which phase change in the atmosphere forms clouds?
Evaporation
Freezing
Condensation
Melting
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16. Clouds 400
Cumulonimbus clouds often form along cold fronts. Which type of weather is most likely to occur along a cold front?
Moderate temperature & mild breezes.
Storms with hurricane winds
Rain with possible severe thunderstorms
High temperature and low winds.
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17. Clouds 500
What information best helps a meteorologist predict the possibility of tornadoes developing in a certain area?
Current wind conditions
Type of clouds in the sky
Percent humidity in the air
Amount of rainfall
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18. Global Winds 100
Besides the prevailing westerly's what else helps move weather across the United States?
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19. Global Winds 200
Most warm and cold air masses that enter North Carolina are moved by global winds. Which global winds are responsible for most of the local weather in North Carolina?
northeast trade
southeast trade
polar easterlies
prevailing westerlies
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20. Global Winds 300
Which best explains how the Coriolis Effect influences weather conditions?
It causes winds to rotate, forming tornadoes on Earth.
It causes winds to move to the right in the southern hemisphere.
It causes winds to turn to the right in the northern hemisphere.
It causes winds to follow a straight–line path around Earth.
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21. Global Winds 400
Global winds blow in the directions shown on the map. Winds blowing from the east coast of the United States have the most effect on the weather in which of the following regions.
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
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22. Global Winds 500
The eastward movement of warm water in the Pacific Ocean during an El Nino event tends to cause which climatic effect?
Flooding on land masses in the western Pacific ocean
Heavy rainfall over land masses in the eastern Pacific ocean
Cold, windy conditions on land masses in the eastern pacific ocean
Frequent shallow tsunamis reaching land masses in the western pacific ocean
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23. The Water Cycle 100
The process of water vapor cooling and changing to a liquid is called
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24. The Water Cycle 200
An area with low humidity and abundant sunshine results in…
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25. The Water Cycle 300
Explain why water can form on grass in the early morning when the air is clear.
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26. Starts the process of storms and rain.
The Water Cycle 400
Starts the process of storms and rain.
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27. The Water Cycle 500 2
Label each step of the water cycle. 3 1 4
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28. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 100
Troposphere
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29. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 200
Because the molecules are less dense at the top of the mountain.
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30. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 300
Nitrogen
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31. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 400
Troposphere
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32. Layers of the Earth and Pressure 500
Stratosphere
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33. Weather 100
The land heats and cools faster than the ocean.
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34. Weather 200
B.) Coriolis Effect
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35. Weather 300
Rain or snow begins to fall.
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36. Weather 400
C.) Warm Weather
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37. Weather 500
B.) Wind speed
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38. Clouds 100
Fog
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39. Clouds 200
B.) solid ice crystals
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40. Clouds 300
C.) Condensation
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41. Clouds 400
C.) rain with possible severe thunderstorms
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42. Clouds 500
B.) Type of clouds in the sky
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43. Global Winds 100
Jet Stream
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44. D.) prevailing westerlies
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D.) prevailing westerlies
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45. Global Winds 300 Game Board
C.) It causes winds to turn to the right in the northern hemisphere.
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46. Global Winds 400
C.) Europe
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47. Global Winds 500 Game Board
B.) Heavy rainfall over land masses in the eastern Pacific ocean
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48. The Water Cycle 100
Condensation
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49. The Water Cycle 200
Rapid evaporation.
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50. The Water Cycle 300
The air near the ground cools and allows for water vapor to condense to form droplets of water.
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51. The Water Cycle 400
The Sun
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52. The Water Cycle 500 Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Runoff
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