Unit 4 Summative Review

Which of the following is a part of weather?

• temperature

• wind

• water

• all of the above

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What does temperature measure?

• how fast the wind is moving

• how warm or cool something is

• how much water vapor is in the air

• how much air surrounds the earth

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What causes air temperature on Earth to change?

• the seasons

• the sun

• water

• weather

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Which of the following statements about Earth’s temperature is not true?

• The sun heats the Earth's surface.

• The sun does not heat Earth evenly.

• Air temperature has little change.

• Earth's ground warms the air above it.

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Wind ______ affects strength.

• speed
• direction

• height

• temperature

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Which of the following tools measures wind speed?

• an anemometer

• a wind vane

• a wind sock

• a thermometer

When a moving, warm air mass runs into a cold air mass, it creates

• a warm front.

• cool weather.

• a cold front.

• an air mass.

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A meteorologist collects data about

• humidity.

• precipitation.

• temperature.

• all of the above

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What type of weather can a scientist predict if there is a cold front?

• storms and a drop in temperature

• a drop in temperature and clear skies.

• storms and a rise in temperature

• a rise in temperature and clear skies.

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Which of the following statements about extreme weather is true?

• Extreme weather can be stopped.

• Scientists cannot predict extreme weather.

• Extreme weather does not have patterns.

• Scientists can warn people about extreme weather.

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