4.4 Weather

What causes moisture to condense as liquid drops or freeze as crystals in the atmosphere?

• High pressure zones

• Heat from the sun

• Low pressure zones

• Wind currents

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What forms when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to the point where it condenses?

• Snowflakes

• Clouds

• Hail

• Thunder

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What is the term for water droplets or ice crystals falling from clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What is a lightning bolt?

• A sound wave

• A spark of electric charge

• A type of cloud

• A form of precipitation

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What causes thunder?

• The sun's heat

• Wind currents

• The air expanding rapidly

• Falling rain

What is a tornado?

• A type of cloud

• A rotating column of air

• A form of precipitation

• A sound wave

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What is the simplest way to measure weather?

• Using a thermometer

• Observing clouds

• Measuring rainfall

• Watching the sun

What is evaporation?

• Water turning into ice

• Water changing into vapor

• Water falling as rain

• Water forming clouds

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• It cools the Earth

• It provides energy for evaporation

• It creates clouds

• It causes precipitation

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What is a solar flare?

• A type of cloud

• A sound wave

• An explosive emission of particles

• A form of precipitation