Introduction to Weather

Which of the following refers to climate?

• short term

• changes a lot

• observed over an extended period of time (months, seasons, or years)

• storms

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Which of the following would be an example of climate?

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______ is the cooling off of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Humidity

• Weather

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_____ is where water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Humidity

• Weather

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The amount of water vapor in the air is

• condensation.

• precipitation.

• humidity.

• weather.

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To determine climate you must look at _______ and _______ over time.

• fronts and pressure

• precipitation and temperature

• fronts and temperature

• precipitation and pressure

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All of the following affect climate except

• shape of land

• wind

• ocean currents

• all of the options affect climate.

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Which of the following is true?

• A cloud is a large group of tiny water droplets that we can see in the air.

• Clouds are formed when water evaporates into the sky and condenses high up in the cooler air.

• Most clouds form in the stratosphere.

• Clouds can contain millions of tons of water.

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What type of clouds are puffy or cotton-like in appearance and bring little or no precipitation.

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

Which cloud type looks like thin wispy strands in the air and indicates rain might come?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

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