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B. Evaporation

A. Condensation

C. Precipitation

D. Conservation

Any form of water that falls from the clouds is called__________.

Water that falls from the sky is called precipitation.

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The prefix/suffix “nimbo” or “nimbus” means

B. Condensation

D. hail

C. Precipitation

A. rain

Rain

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________form when water vapor in the air turns into liquid water or ice crystals in the process called condensation.

B. Clouds

D. Formation

C. Snow

A. Hail

Clouds

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Clouds are formed in what process?

B. Condensation

C. Evaporation

D. Water vapor

A. Precipitation

Condensation

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Which form of precipitation forms in a cumulonimbus cloud during the summer

months? B. Rain

C. Snow

D. Sleet

A. Hail

Hail

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Clouds are formed during which part of the water

cycle? A. Condensation

D. Humidity

C. Evaporation

B. Precipitation

Condensation

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A. cumulus

Flat, layered clouds that cover the lower part of

the sky; rain or snow fall from them.

D. cumulonimbus

C. cirrus

B. stratus

Stratus Clouds

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White, puffy clouds that look like piles of

cotton; they are known as fair-

weather clouds. They form near the

ground.

A. cumulonimbus

D. cumulus

C. stratus

B. cirrus

Cumulus Clouds

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Very high feathery clouds; they usually signal fair weather.

A. cumulus

D. cumulonimbus

C. stratus

B. cirrus

Cirrus Clouds

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Large clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and

strong windsA. Cumulonimbus

D. cirrus

C. stratus

B. cumulus

Cumulonimbus

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A Meteorologist

Scientist who study weather

D Weatherologist

C Biologist

B Astronomer

Meteorologist

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Convection takes place because

C. warm and cold air have thesame density.

B. cold air is more dense.

A. warm is more dense.

Cold air is more dense than warm air.

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A. Global Winds

The way Earth’s rotation makes winds curve

B. Air pressure

C. Front

D. The Coriolis Effect

The Coriolis Effect

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A sea breeze is a type of _______.

A. Global Wind

C. Sea Wind

B. Local Wind

Local Wind

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Part of Earth’s Part of Earth’s atmosphere where atmosphere where weather happensweather happens

A. meteorsphere

B. thermosphere

D. Ozone layer

C. troposphere

tropospheretroposphere

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A. anemometer

B. hydrometer

C. thermometer

D. Wind vane

Instrument that measures temperature – how hot or cold the air is.

thermometer

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Instrument that measures wind direction

A. anemometer

C. barometer

B . Wind Vane

Wind Vane

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Instrument that measures air pressure

A. barometer

B. hydrometer

C. thermometer

D. anemometer

Barometer

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Instrument that measures wind speed

A. Hydrometer

B. Thermometer

C. Anemometer

D. Barometer

Anemometer

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Instrument that measures relative humidity

A. thermometer

B. barometer

C. anemometer

D. psychrometer

psychrometer

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Most of the heating of the troposphere comes from__________?

A. Electromagnetic waves

B. Waves

C. Convection

D. Visible light

Convection

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A. Heat Transfer

B. Radiation

C. Coriolis Effect

D Energy

Heat transfer that travels in waves or rays is

called____?

Radiation

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Uneven heating of the atmosphere leads to

differences in ___, which causes wind.

A. Air Pressure

B.Visible Light

C. Ultraviolet Radiation

D Sunlight

Air Pressure

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What are the winds found just above and below the equator? They

help steer hurricanes toward the United States.

A. Westerlies

B. Trade Winds

C. Polar Easterlies

D. Snow

Trade Winds

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Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called ___. A. Radiation

B. Convection

C. Conduction

D. Cuddling

Conduction

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