Lessons 1-4 Review

What kind of map will you visit on the National Weather Service website to observe current weather?

• Radar map

• Road map

• Population map

• Topographic map

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How are weather and climate related?

• Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere, and climate is the long-term average of weather patterns.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

• Climate predicts weather every day.

• Climate only focuses on ocean temperatures.

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Why do scientists use weather balloons?

• To collect information on atmospheric conditions like pressure, temperature, and wind speed

• To measure ocean temperatures

• To gather data on sunlight

• To monitor forest growth

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How do satellites help in predicting weather?

• By observing cloud patterns and storm motions to predict weather days ahead

• By measuring ocean currents

• By tracking animal migrations

• By monitoring soil moisture levels

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How can scientists inform people about a predicted dangerous storm?

• Through the use of technology like satellites to provide warnings

• By sending postcards

• By informing schools only

• Through old newspapers

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Why might it be challenging for scientists to control all variables involved in monitoring climate change?

• Many factors, such as human activities and natural events, influence the data simultaneously.

• Scientists have limited access to technology and resources.

• There is only a limited time for conducting experiments.

• Scientists work individually and do not share data.

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Why might concrete feel hot against your feet, while pool water feels cooler on an early summer day?

• Concrete and water absorb and transfer heat energy from the Sun at different rates.

• Concrete and water receive different amounts of light energy from the Sun.

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What is the primary source of Earth's heat energy?

• Solar energy from the Sun

• The decay of radioactive elements

• Heat from the Earth's core

• Friction between tectonic plates

What do climatologists study?

• Weather in large areas over long periods of time

• Currents and waves in the ocean

• The chemistry of seawater

• Fossil evidence on the seafloor

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How is heat energy transferred from the Sun to the Earth?

• Through electromagnetic radiation

• Convection only

• Through conduction

• By absorption through the atmosphere only

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