Weather/Climate
Weather/Climate
Weather Prediction
Water Cycle
Previous Material
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Its raining
What is weather
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This climate area is described as hot summers, cool winters, and very little precipitation.
What is Desert zone
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This type of map is very colorful and often has symbols on it referring to averages.
What is Climate map
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Name all the parts of the water cycle.
What is precipitation, evaporation, condensation, runoff
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Solubility refers to this....
What is Dissolving.
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The average temperature of an area or region year after year.
What is Climate
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This climate zone refers to hot all year, moderate to heavy precipitation.
What is Tropical climate
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If weather usually moves from West to East, and a large storm is currently in El Paso, What city would likely see the storm first? -Dallas, Tx -Chicago, Illinois -Las Angles, California -New York, New York
What is Dallas, TX
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This refers to the process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
What is evaporation
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This is the first step to cleaning up a chemical spill in the classroom- A. Find a friend and clean it up. B. Get paper towels and clean up before it contaminates anything. C. Run away. D. Tell the teacher.
What is D- Tell the TEACHER.
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Weather is- a. Something that changes daily, including wind speed, precipitation, & temperature. b. The average weather of an area over a long period of time. c. Only shown on TV. d. Has nothing to do with science.
What is A- something that changes daily, including wind speed, precipitation, & temperature.
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This climate zone refers to cold all year, light precipitation.
What is the polar/ Artic/ or Tundra climates
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A weather map can be used to show- Precipitation only how and where weather systems move local winds prevailing winds
What is how and where weather systems move.
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This refers to the process by which a gas changes back into a liquid.
What is Condensation.
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2. Which of the following identifies two substances that will dissolve when mixed with water? a. Lemon juice and food coloring b. Food coloring and sugar cubes c. Sugar cubes and salt crystals d. Salt crystals and lemon juice
What is C- Sugar cubes & Salt crystals
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Which of the following best defines a warm front & cold front? a. A warm front is when a cool air mass replaces a warm air mass & a cold front is when a warm air mass replaces a cool air mass. b. A warm front is when it snows & a cold front is when it rains. c. A warm front is when a warm air mass replaces a cool air mass & a cold front is when a cool air mass replaces a warm air mass. d. A warm front is found only in the desert & a cold front is only found in the Tundra.
What is C.
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Describe Texas' climate (summer & winter)
What is Hot dry summer with little precipitation. Moderate winter. Also acceptable- unstable weather conditions.
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Which of the following tools would be best to find the amount of precipitation has fallen recently. -Doppler radar. -compass -Barometric meter -rain gauge
What is rain gauge.
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What type of energy drives the water cycle?
What is Solar Energy
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A student mixes 100 mL of water at a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius with 400 mL of water at a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. The student then puts the water into the freezer. AT what temperature will the water freeze, in degrees Celsius? a. 32 degrees Celsius b. 0 degrees Celsius c. 100 degrees Celsius d. -5 degrees Celsius
What is B: 0 degrees Celsius.
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Which of the follow is NOT a characteristic of weather? a. Temperature b. Texture c. Wind speed d. Humidity
What is B.
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This imaginary dotted line runs across the globe (horizontally)
What is the equator
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The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water drops is called-
What is Condensation
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1. This farmer is spraying fields with a pesticide (bug killer) during a heavy rainstorm. There is a pond near by. In addition to insects being killed, what is the most likely effect of the farmer’s actions? a. Soil erodes and washes into the pond. b. Insecticide runs off into the pond. c. The farm’s crop yields are reduced. d. The population’s native plants increase.
What is B.
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Which of these processes is most likely to form a layer of sedimentary rock over time? a. The bodies of tiny sea creatures float to the ocean floor and are buried. b. A fast-moving river of lava pours across a grassy plain and quickly cools. c. A continental glacier melts and leaves behind a rocky surface stripped of soil. d. Sandstone buried deep within Earth’s crust is placed under great pressure.
What is D- Sandstone buried deep within Earth's crust is placed under great pressure.
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