Earth Systems and Patterns

You set up the following experiment. Inside the glass bowl is a smaller bowl and water. The glass bowl is covered with cling wrap, held in place by a rubber band, with a weight on the outside of the wrap. Which part of the water cycle causes the water droplets to form on the cling wrap?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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What process is shown in Part A when water moves from the ocean to the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

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You wake up one morning and the sky is filled with stratus clouds like the ones pictured. What can you predict the weather will be like based on these clouds?

• Light rain all day

• Low chance of rain

• Heavy rain and hail

• Strong thunderstorms

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Earth has many types of climate zones. Look at the map below. The shaded areas are where you find tundra climate zones. Which of the following best describes the tundra climate zones?

• It is very hot because it is on the coastline.

• It is very wet because it is below sea level.

• It receives very little snowfall because it is close to the ocean.

• It has very cold temperatures because it is far from the equator.

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What layer of the atmosphere contains most of our air and weather?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

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In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the geosphere is ​ (a)   and in the hydrosphere​ ​ (b)   .

• molten rock

• water in the ocean

• glaciers

• evaporation

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the ge

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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There are four types of precipitation. Two of these types are liquid and two are solid. Which two forms of precipitation listed below is solid precipitation?

• Sleet and rain

• Hail and rain

• Hail and sleet

• Rain and snow

In Scott’s city, the weather report states that an air mass formed over a tropical ocean is moving into the area. What type of weather will Scott experience in his city?

• Cold and dry

• Warm and wet

• Warm and dry

• Cold and wet

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