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- Q1Antonio observes the weather one afternoon. He concludes that thunderstorms are likely. Which observation best supports his conclusion?The winds are blowing from the east.There is a light wind.The temperature is 23 ºC (75 ºF).The clouds are mainly cumulonimbus.30s
- Q2Which pair of processes helps recharge aquifers?glaciers breaking off and meltingmelting glaciers and sea level risesnow and rain falling on landrain falling on oceans and on land30s
- Q3How does weather differ from climate?Weather describes cloud cover and temperature at a given time and place, and climate describes precipitation and humidity at a given time and place.Weather describes precipitation and humidity at a given time and place, and climate describes cloud cover and temperature at a given time and place.Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, and climate is weather conditions in an area over a longer period of time.Weather is atmospheric conditions in an area over a long period of time, and climate is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.30s
- Q4Clouds are categorized by their shape and their elevation. Which list shows cloud type in order from lowest to highest in the sky?cirrus, stratus, altocumuluscirrus, altocumulus, stratusstratus, cirrus, altocumulusstratus, altocumulus, cirrus30s
- Q5Why does hail have layers of ice?Each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added.It doesn't have layersWater that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers.Raindrops freeze from the inside out, forming one layer of ice at a time.30s
- Q6When a warm front moves over a cold front, what kind of weather is likely to occur?steady rain or snowa thunderstorma wind storma lightning storm30s
- Q7What symbol describes a warm front?a sprialred line with half suns on topa snowflakethe letter H30s
- Q8Evan watches the weather report on the news. The announcer states that an air mass formed over a tropical ocean is moving into the area where Evan lives. Which type of weather can Evan expect?cold and wetwarm and wetcold and drywarm and dry30s
- Q9What climate zone is Miami? Hint: Miami is a vacation destination because of their beaches.temperatesubpolarsubpolartropical30s
- Q10Over long periods of time, the climate of an area can change. Which of these can cause a change in climate?heating and cooling of a body of waterEarth’s position along its orbittides caused by the moona long-term increase in temperature30s
- Q11For science class, Liam, Carlos, and Xue are studying how precipitation levels vary in different parts of their city. What is the bestprocedure for collecting the data?Choose four sites around the city. Record the precipitation at all four sites each time that it rains at the school. Record the results for 1 month.Place three rain gauges in various places across the city. Each student measures the amount of rain in one gauge at the same time each day for 1 month. Record the results.Choose three sites for rain gauges. Measure the first site. Then travel to the second site to measure it. Finally, travel to the third site and measure it. Record the results.Choose three sites. Place a rain gauge at each site. Measure the first site twice a day for 1 month. The next month, measure the second site twice a day. Finally, measure the third site twice a day for a month. Record the results.30s
- Q12The people of a city rely on runoff flowing into a lake to meet their water needs. They are concerned that there is less water in the lake this year than in the previous year. How can they collect data to test if their concern about the lake’s water level is valid?compare this and last year’s average water usagemeasure the lake’s water densitymeasure the air temperature to find out how fast the water is evaporatingcompare the lake’s current water level to its previous year level30s
- Q13Water is constantly returning to the atmosphere from Earth's surface. Where on Earth does most evaporation take place?lakes and riversoceanssoilmountain ice30s