weather and climate

list 3 ways energy transfers that occur because of kinetic energy

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• all of the above

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wind is created air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• true

• false

• no correct answer

• both are correct

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cloud coverage is a mass of warm air carrying water vapor and it will rise up in the atmosphere

• no answer is correct

• false

• true

• both answers are correct

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Severe weather is defined as the following

• weather that is a change from normal

• all answers are correct

• weather that causes dangerous conditions

• weather that can damage property

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tornadoes are described as which of the following:

• all answers are correct

• rapidly rotating column of air

• a wind path from 1 km to 83 km wide

• wind in excess of 80 mph

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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when more carbon dioxide is in the air, the air temperature heats up faster.

• true

• false

• neither answer is correct

• both answers are correct

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A body of water situated near a populated area makes the climate more constant

• Both answers are correct

• true

• neither answer is correct

• false

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A severe thunderstorm can trigger which of the following conditions

• drought

• high winds and lightening

• hurricane

• disease outbreak

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a renewable energy source vs. a non-renewable energy source would be:

• wind vs. sunlight

• sunlight vs. coal

• coal vs. wind

• electric vs. sunlight

Air constantly transfers between earth's systems due to interactions among our planet's air, land, and water- as well as living things. Name the systems below:

• all answers are correct

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

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