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Atmospheric conditions like temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover over a short time
a) Climate
b) Weather
c) None
d) None
Long-term average weather conditions of a place
a) Climate
b) Weather
c) None
d) None
What direction does air move in the Northern Hemisphere (US, Europe, Asia) and in the Southern Hemisphere?
a) North to south
b) East to west
c) South to north
d) west to east
Air near the equator moves which direction, which is opposite of the air north and south of the equator.
a) north to south
b) east to west
c) south to north
d) west to east
Air that comes from the equator is
a) Warm air
b) cold air
c) air does not leave the equator
d) freezing
The air that comes from the north is
a) Warm air
b) cold air
c) none
d) none
The ocean is ___ near the equator and ___ near the poles
a) warm, cold
b) cold, warm
c) none
d) none
Ocean currents bring___ water toward the poles and___ water toward the equator.
a) warm, cold
b) cold, warm
c) none
d) none
Warm ocean water evaporates more, which causes
a) less humidity
b) more humidity
c) dry conditions
d) freezing temperatures
Cold ocean water has less evaporation, which causes
a) less humidity
b) more humidity
c) extreme rain
d) extreme flooding
More evaporation occurs over warmer ocean waters.
a) true
b) false
c) none
d) none
Changes in elevation affect the flow of air over the land.
a) True
b) False
c) none
d) none
The process in which a liquid becomes a gas
a) condensation
b) conduction
c) evaporation
d) precipitation
The process in which a gas becomes a liquid
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) evaporation
d) convection
Hailstones are made of ___ and are often made in ___
a) ice and rocks
b) layers of rock
c) squares, rocks
d) Ice, layers
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
a) True
b) False
c) none
d) none
When the temperature of the air increases or gets warmer the speed of the molecules/particles
a) increases
b) decreases
c) none
d) none
When the temperature of the air decreases or gets colder, the speed of the molecules/particles
a) increases
b) decreases
c) none
d) none
Regardless of the season, temperature of air always _ as you move away from Earth's surface higher in the atmosphere.
a) decreases
b) increases
c) none
d) none
What causes air to move upward into the clouds?
a) warm air from the ground sinks and causes an updraft
b) cold air rises and causes and updraft
c) warm air from the ground rises and causes an updraft
d) cold air sinks and causes an updraft
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