Weather SC Ready Science Review

A group of students are working on developing a model to show the different gases in

the troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place. They have

decided to use different colored building blocks to represent the different amounts of

each of the following gases: red for nitrogen, white for oxygen, blue for water vapor, and

green for carbon dioxide.

​In their model, the greatest number of building blocks will be ________ .

• Blue

• Green

• Red

• White

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Which number best accounts for the percentage of Oxygen in the atmosphere?

• 1%

• 21%

• 50%

• 78%

Which atmospheric gas is represented by A on this graph?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

Which part of the water cycle model illustrates where gravity causes heavy water

droplets to fall from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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Which part of the water cycle is ​best​ represented by the water droplets forming on the

sides of the bag?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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Which of the following ​best​ explains what is happening in the part of the water cycle

model labeled with the letter ​R​?

• Gravity causes large water droplets to fall from the clouds as precipitation.

• Heat energy from the Sun cause liquid water to evaporate into water vapor.

• Water from precipitation collects on the ground and moves downhill as runoff.

• Lowering temperatures cause water vapor to condense into water droplets to form

  clouds.

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What is the ​best ​prediction for the weather on March 26?

• Cool temperatures

  and fog.

• Cloudy skies and steady rain.

• Clear skies and warm temperatures.

• Freezing temperatures with snow showers.

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Between which two cities would you ​most likely ​expect a cold front to be located?

• Aiken and Orangeburg

• Florence and Myrtle Beach

• Greenville and Newberry

• Rockhill and Columbia

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On which day did it most likely snow in

Greenville, SC?

• January 23

• January 24

• January 25

• January 26

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the ​best ​explanation for why people are warned to move inland and away

from the beach during the approach of a hurricane?

• Heavy rains can cause streets to flood.

• Strong winds can cause trees to blow over.

• Large amounts of hail can break glass and damage roofs.

• The storm surge can cause large waves and coastal flooding.

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