1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Weather Systems & Climate The Water Cycle Today’s Forecast Mixing It Up! Clouds

2. What tool is used to collect average amounts of rainfall? A.A thermometer B.A barometer C.A hygrometer D.A rain gauge

4. Which of these creates wind? A.Differences in cloud cover over water. B.Heating and cooling rates of soil and water. C.Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. D.Rate and amount of rainfall over land.

5. B. Heating and cooling rates of soil and water.

6. When will clouds most likely form? A.When air becomes dry. B.When condensation occurs. C.When runoff causes flooding. D.When it is a hot sunny day.

7. B. When condensation occurs

8. Which best describes how air pressure can be affected on hot summer days? A.The air expands and becomes less dense, creating areas of low pressure. B.The air expands and becomes less dense, creating areas of high pressure. C.The air expands and becomes more dense, creating areas of low pressure. D.The air expands and becomes more dense, creating areas of high pressure.

9. A. The air expands and becomes less dense, creating areas of low pressure.

10. Two air masses with large differences in air pressure are near one another. What weather condition will most likely exist between the two air masses? A.Low humidity B.High winds C.Freezing temperatures D.Clear skies

11. B. High Winds

12. What is the sun’s job in the water cycle? A. To protect the land from storms. B. To Warm the water and the land. C. To grow flowers and trees D. To make rain clouds larger.

13. B. To warm the water and the land http://www.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/student_projects/BoxCarPhysics/gravity/gravity.htm

14. What is most responsible for our weather? A. The mountains. B. Bodies of water. C. The earth’s surface. D. The sun.

16. Where do drops of water on the outside of a cold glass of milk come from on a hot summer day? A. Warm water in the cool milk. B. Dew that forms on the cool table. C. Warm air touching the cool glass. D. A warm hand touching the cool glass.

17. C. Warm air touching the cool glass.

18. What happens to water vapor as it rises higher and higher in the sky? A. It warms and moves over land. B. It warms and condenses. C. It cools and may form clouds. D. It cools and continues to rise..

19. C. It cools and may form clouds

20. Name the three different states of matter that water can exist in the atmosphere.

21. 1.Solid: Sleet, Hail, Snow 2.Liquid: Rain 1.Gas: Water Vapor

22. Today’s Forecast: Temperature: 57 o Cloud Cover: Rain Wind: Increasing high winds from the north How might the wind direction forecast change today’s weather? The rain will stop. There will be more cloud cover. Temperatures will likely rise. Temperatures will likely fall.

23. D. Temperatures will likely fall.

24. On a hot, sunny day, what happens to the water left standing in water puddles after it rains? A.It changes to a liquid. B.It changes to a solid. C.It changes to a gas. D.There is no way to make a prediction.

25. C. It changes to a gas.

26. What type of graph is needed to compare average temperature and the latitude of cities around the world? A.A bar graph to compare temperatures. B.A bar graph to compare latitudes. C.A bar graph comparing cities to temperatures. D.A bar graph comparing temperatures to latitude.

27. D. A bar graph comparing temperature to latitude.

28. How do towns benefit from having a dam built in their town? A.The dam slows the flow of water into the reservoir in front of the dam. B.The dam does not clean the water for the people in the town. C.The dam provides electricity for the town. D.People can boat, swim and fish in the lake behind the dam.

29. All of the answers are correct

30. A.Record changes in wind speed. B.Record changes in air pressure. C.Record changes in fast moving clouds. D.Record changes in wind direction.

31. B. Record changes in air pressure

32. Why does the sand feel hot and the water feel cool at the beach? A. The ocean is too big to have warm water B. The sun warms soil and sand more quickly than water. C. Sand sticks to our feet, making our feet hot. D. Sand at the beach is always warm.

33. B. The sun warms the sand and soil more quickly than water.

34. A.50 km/hr B.100 km/hr C.200 km/hr D.400 km/hr A car travels 200 km in 2 hours. If speed = Distance/Time, what is the average speed of the car?

35. B. 100 km/hr Speed =Distance Time

36. How does the temperature change as a mountain climber moves up a high mountain? A.You cannot predict the climate change. B.The temperature will increase. C.The temperature will decrease. D.The temperature will remain the same.

37. C. The temperature will decrease.

38. Why does Jamaica have warm daily temperatures every year ? A.There are Palm trees. B.There are warm beaches. C.The island is located on a tropical latitude. D.There are active volcano’s on the island.

39. C. The island is located on a tropical latitude.

40. How does thin air that has less oxygen at the top of a mountain affect temperature? A.Cold temperatures result because thin air holds less heat. B.Warm temperatures result because thin air holds more heat.. C.Cold temperatures result only if it’s snowing. D.Warm temperatures result because mountain air is closer to the sun.

41. A. Cold temperatures result because thin air holds less heat.

42. How might a large lake affect daily temperatures? A.Cooler temperatures in the winter. B.Warmer temperatures in the summer. C.No effect on daily temperatures. D.Warmer temperatures in the winter

43. D. Warmer temperatures in the winter.

44. Which shopping cart requires more force to move? A or B. Explain your answer. A. Empty Shopping Cart B. Full Shopping cart

45. The one with the higher ‘load’ or weight requires more force to move it. B. Full Shopping Cart

46. This type of cloud can turn into a thundercloud. A. Fog. B. Stratus. C. Cumulus. D. Cirrus.

47. C. Cumulus clouds become Cumulonibus clouds

48. When water droplets inside a cloud become too large for the cloud to hold, what will happen? A.Evaporation. B.High winds. C.Precipitation. D.Condensation.

49. C. Precipitation.

50. What is most important in identifying clouds? A.Air temperature and how high the clouds are in the sky. B.How high the clouds are in the sky and the shape of the clouds. C.The shape of the clouds and wind direction. D.Wind direction and air temperature.

51. Stratus Clouds Cumulus Clouds Cirrus Clouds Low altitude Middle altitude High altitude B. How high the clouds are in the sky and the shape of the clouds.

52. To find out more about clouds, who could you talk to? A.A zoologist B.A biologist C.A geologist D.A meteorolgist

53. D. A meteorologist

54. How do clouds form? A.Warm moist air meets cooler air. B.Air pressure forms clouds. C.Wind speed forms clouds. D.Heat from the sun.

55. A. Warm moist air meets cooler air. A tundra is too hot for trees to grow large. Animals that live in a tundra destroy most vegetation. Flooding occurs too often in a tundra for large trees to grow. The soil in a tundra is too poor for large trees to grow.r