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Test Description: Weather
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1) Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the surface of Earth
A
Precipitation
B
Condensation
C
Transpiration
D
Evaporation
2) Release of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants
A
Precipitation
B
Evaporation
C
Transpiration
D
Condensation
3) The change of water from its gaseous form (water vapor) into liquid water, usually occurs in atmosphere
A
Precipitation
B
Evaporation
C
Condensation
D
Transpiration
4) The process, driven by the sun, by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.
A
Precipitation
B
Transpiration
C
Condensation
D
Evaporation
5) This is when water that falls from the clouds, collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams. Most will soak into the ground and will collect as underground water
A
Ground water
B
Collection
C
Runoff
D
Oceans
6) Precipitation that did not soak into the ground, or did not evaporate, and therefore made its way from the ground surface into places that water collects
A
Collection
B
Oceans
C
Ground Water
D
Runoff
7) Cumulus-
A
flat/layered, blanket in sky
B
Rain, gray
C
Middle
D
heaped up/fluffy, like cotton balls
8) Alto-
A
heaped up/fluffy, like cotton balls
B
Middle
C
Rain, gray
D
flat/layered, blanket in sky
9) Cirrus-
A
flat/layered, blanket in sky
B
High up/wispy, ice crystals
C
Middle
D
heaped up/fluffy, like cotton balls
10) Stratus-
A
Rain, gray
B
Middle
C
flat/layered, blanket in sky
D
heaped up/fluffy, like cotton balls
11) Nimbus-
A
Middle
B
heaped up/fluffy, like cotton balls
C
High up/wispy, ice crystals
D
Rain, gray
12) If a cloud is fluffy and gray how would you name it?
A
Cirrus + Nimbus
B
Alto + Nimbus
C
Cirrus + Stratus
D
Cumulus + Nimbus
13) What name would you give a cloud that is fluffy and made of ice crystals?
A
Cirrus + Nimbus
B
Alto + Stratus
C
Cumulus + Cirrus
D
Cumulus + Stratus
14) Rivers of wind high miles above the surface. These slim strips of strong winds have a huge influence on climate
A
Jet Stream
B
Weather
C
High Winds
D
Climate
15) Weather
A
how the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time
B
conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time
C
The amount of precipitation we get
D
What the temperature is outside
16) Blizzard
A
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
B
A storm with lightning and thunder, has cumulonimbus cloud, produces gusty winds, heavy rain and hail
C
A storm which contains large amounts of blowing snow, with winds greater than 35 mph and visibility of less than 1/4 mile
D
A storm that grows over warm ocean waters, produces extremely high winds, and can be over 100 miles wide
17) Tornado
A
A storm with lightning and thunder, has cumulonimbus cloud, produces gusty winds, heavy rain and hail
B
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
C
A storm that grows over warm ocean waters, produces extremely high winds, and can be over 100 miles wide
D
A storm which contains large amounts of blowing snow, with winds greater than 35 mph and visibility of less than 1/4 mile
18) Hurricane
A
A storm with lightning and thunder, has cumulonimbus cloud, produces gusty winds, heavy rain and hail
B
A storm that grows over warm ocean waters, produces extremely high winds, and can be over 100 miles wide
C
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
D
A storm which contains large amounts of blowing snow, with winds greater than 35 mph and visibility of less than 1/4 mile
19) Thunderstorm
A
A storm which contains large amounts of blowing snow, with winds greater than 35 mph and visibility of less than 1/4 mile
B
A storm that grows over warm ocean waters, produces extremely high winds, and can be over 100 miles wide
C
A storm with lightning and thunder, has cumulonimbus cloud, produces gusty winds, heavy rain and hail
D
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
20) Climate
A
how the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time
B
conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time
C
The amount of precipitation we get
D
How cold it is in an area due to lack of sun
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