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- Q1What is a weather phenomenon that occurs when water vapor in the air condenses into tiny water droplets forming visible clouds?CondensationPrecipitationTranspirationEvaporation30s
- Q2What is the term for the process by which water vapor in the air turns into water droplets on cooler surfaces?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationTranspiration30s
- Q3What is the term for the process by which water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface in various forms, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?PrecipitationCondensationTranspirationEvaporation30s
- Q4Which of the following weather tools is used to measure the amount of rainfall in a specific area?ThermometerBarometerWind vaneRain gauge30s
- Q5What is the term for the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas and enters the atmosphere?PrecipitationCondensationTranspirationEvaporation30s
- Q6When the sun warms water, which resulting process occurs?evaporationrunoffprecipitationcondensation30s
- Q7Which is most responsible for the changes in seasons?the jet streamocean currentsthe distance of the Earth from the sunthe tilt of Earth on its axis30s
- Q8In North Carolina, the wind is blowing from the north. If the wind changes direction and begins to blow from the south, what will most likely result?the temperature will increasethe wind speeds will decreasethe temperature will decreasethe air pressure will increase30s
- Q9Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?Warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the west.The jet stream winds blow storms from west to east.The jet stream winds blow storms from east to west.Cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east.30s
- Q10One morning, a student notices that the grass in the area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?When the air cooled above ground during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass.During the night, water had evaporated from the trees in the area.The grass soaked up water from the ground during the night.The air above the ground became warmer during the night and caused precipitation.30s
- Q11Which best describes the cause of day-to-day weather changes?the rotation of Earththe size of Earthmoving air massesaction of the winds30s
- Q12Students report that the sky in their area has mostly cirrus clouds. What are most likely the weather conditions in the area?faircoldrainywindy30s
- Q13Which best describes a hurricane?a cold fronta stationary fronta low-pressure weather systema high-pressure weather system30s
- Q14Which instrument is best used to predict weather changes?a barometeran anemometera hygrometera thermometer30s
- Q15How does the energy from the sun influence the water cycle?by trapping water particles in cloudsby turning liquid water into water vaporby causing water to precipitateby creating winds in the atmosphere30s