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