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Clouds that form close to the ground are called ___

fog

100

A tool used to measure temperature

thermometer

100

A long period of time with very little precipitation

drought

100

Cumulus clouds are fluffy and can form thunderclouds.

true

100

What is the fourth planet?

Mars

200

A change in weather patterns over many years is called ____

climate change

200

A tool used to measure rainfall

rain gauge

200

A funnel shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground

tornado

200

A rain ruler is used to measure the amount of rain that falls.

False, rain gauge

200

Who wrote the Book of the Law and what are they?

Moses wrote the Books of the Law. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

300

A storm of strong, swirling winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters is called a ____

hurricane

300

A tool used to tell wind direction

weathervane

300

The climate zone that is not too hot or too cold and has four seasons is the ____ zone.

temperate

300

The atmosphere keeps the earth from being too hot or too cold.

True

300

What two weather patterns do people in the tropical climate zone have?

wet and dry

400

Water frozen into tiny crystals that stick together an fall from the sky is ____

snow

400

A tool that is sent into space to measure temperatures and take pictures of earth's surface

weather satellite

400

A snow storm with strong winds is a ___

blizzard

400

Water that is frozen into tiny pellets that fall from the sky is rain.

False, Sleet

400

What are the 3 climate zones?

Tropical, Polar, Temperate

500

The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is called ____

weather

500

A tool used to measure wind speed

anemometer

500

The climate zone that is almost always cold and has a summer and a winter is the ____ zone.

polar

500

A cycle that moves water from the earth to the sky and back to earth again is called the weather cycle.

False, water cycle.
500

What are the 3 steps of the water cycle?

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

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