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WeatherandClimate
1. isaprocessinthewatercycle,
wherewatervaporrisesintotheatmosphere.

2. Rain,sleet,hail,andsnowareallpartofthe
processinthewatercycle.

a.Precipitation

a.transpiration

b.Transpiration

b.evaporation

c.Condensation

c.precipitation

d.Evaporation

d.condensation

3. Weatherisdeterminedbytheconditionsinthe:
a.thermosphere

4. Highpressuresystemshaveweather
andare.

b.mesosphere

a.rainy,stable

c.troposphere

b.clear,stable

d.stratosphere

c.rainy,unstable
d.clear,unstable

5. Whatforceisbehindallweatheronearth?

6. Theamountofwatervaporheldintheairis

a.wind

a.rain

b.gravity

b.humidity

c.earth'srotation

c.airpressure

d.energyfromthesun

d.clouds

7. Atmosphericconditionsforalongperiodoftime
iscalled.
a.weather
b.climate

8. Amountaincanaffectclimateby
a.absorbingmoresolarenergyatthepeak
thanatthebaseofthemountain
b.causingprecipitationtofallmostlyon
onesideofthemountain

c.humidity

c.pushingacoolairmassbackoutover
theocean
d.interferingwithaircurrentsandaffecting
Earth'srotation.
9. Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofa
climateregion?

10. WhichoftheseisNOTafactorconsideredis

describingtheclimateofaregion?

a.tropical

a.distancefromtheocean

b.sunny

b.thenumberofmountainsnearby

c.snowy

c.thepopulationoftheregion

d.rainy

d.theamountofprecipitation

11. Thestateoftheearth'satmosphereatacertain

timeandplaceiscalled
a.precipitation.

12. Whichofthefollowingcloudtypesarewhite,

billowy,andresemblepilesofcottonpuffsin
thesky?

b.meteorology.

a.cumulus

c.climate.

b.stratus

d.weather.

c.cirrus
d.lenticular

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13. Whirlingfunnelshapedcloudoverlandwith

verylowpressureatthefunnel'sbottom.

a.cyclone

14. Ifyouwakeupandnoticeagraycloudyday

andlightrainwasfalling,whichtypeofcloud
wouldyouexpecttosee?

b.anticyclone

a.cumulus

c.waterspout

b.stratus

d.tornado

c.cirrus
d.cirrostratus

15. Whattypeoffrontformswhenanactivecold

frontovertakesawarmfront,producinga
complexweatherpattern?

16. AnairmassthatmovesacrossEarth'ssurface

duetodifferencesinairpressureiscalled
.

a.warmfront

a.air

b.coldfront

b.wind

c.occludedfront

c.airpressure

d.stationaryfront

d.ozone

17. Acircularpatternofupdrafts,downdrafts,and

windisa(n)

18. Producedbycumulonimbuscloudswhenacold

frontmeetsawarmfront.

a.weatherpattern

a.watersprout

b.convectioncell

b.typhoon

c.corioliseffect

c.thunderstorm

d.isobar

d.hurricane

19. Globalwindsseemtotravelincurvedpaths

becauseofthe

20. Alineonaweathermapconnectinglocations

withequalairpressureiscalleda(n)

a.convectioncell

a.anemometer

b.warmerair

b.isobar

c.corioliseffect

c.seabreeze

d.colderair

d.Corioliseffect

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