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Weather Part 1
Test Description: Weather Part 1
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1) Which best describes the effect of heavy cloud cover on temperatures at night?
A
*Temperatures will be warmer than expected
B
*Temperature will change frequently throughout the night.*
C
There will be no change in temperature throughout the night*
2) Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?
A
*Cloud cover decreases temperatures
B
*Cloud cover causes temperature
C
*Cloud cover causes temperatures to change rapidly
D
Cloud cover increases temperatures.
3) Which type of cloud is associated with days of light, continual rain?
A
Stratus
B
Cirrus
C
Cumulus
D
Cumulonimbus
4) Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?
A
Stormy
B
Foggy
C
Humid
D
Fair
5) Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?
A
*Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature
B
*Cumulonimbus clouds form near Earth’s surface, causing fog
C
*Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms
6) Which characteristics of weather are most important in the formation of cloud cover?
A
*proper temperature, proper amount of water vapor, change in air pressure
B
*proper wind speeds, presence of other clouds, change in rainfall
C
*proper amount of runoff, presence of other clouds
D
*proper amount of water vapor, presence of runoff, proper wind speeds
7) A scientist is collecting data over time using a barometer. What trends could best be revealed from the data?
A
*changes in cloud cover
B
*changes in air pressure levels
C
*changes in precipitation levels
D
*changes in temperature
8) What two factors are needed to measure wind?
A
*direction and temperature
B
*direction and speed
C
*temperature and speed
D
*temperature and humidity
9) Which instrument is used to record average precipitation?
A
Barometer
B
Anemometer
C
Rain Gauge
D
Hygrometer
10) Which would be the best way to collect data from a rain gauge?
A
*Check and record the data every day, at the same time each day.
B
*Check and record the data once a week
C
Check and record the data for 3 days, then estimate what the next readings will be
11) What form of precipitation, in which ice crystals freeze over and over, frequently occurs during thunderstorms?
A
Rain
B
Snoq
C
Hail
D
Sleet
12) What stage of the water cycle occurs when water falls back to Earth?
A
Transpiration
B
Condensation
C
Precipitation
D
Evaporation
13) Which best describes the sun’s effect on the water cycle?
A
*The sun causes water to evaporate. The evaporated water condenses and returns to the earth as precipitation
B
*The sun causes water to collect on the earth. The collected water precipitates and returns to the earth as condensation.
C
*The sun causes water to precipitate. The precipitation evaporates and returns to the earth as condensation
14) Which two processes increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere as a result of heat from the sun?
A
*evaporation and condensation
B
*transpiration and evaporation
C
*surface runoff and transpiration
D
*condensation and precipitation
15) Which are most likely to result in an increase in precipitation?
A
*decrease in sunlight, increase in evaporation, decrease in condensation
B
*decrease in sunlight, decrease in evaporation, increase in condensation
C
*increase in sunlight, increase in evaporation, increase in condensation
*select an answer for all questions
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