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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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