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Where is most of Earth's water located?
What is the oceans
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A city has a temperature of 75 degrees F, with partly cloudy skies. Weather forecasters are predicting that the air pressure and temperature will drop during the day. Which type of weather is most likely for this area in the late afternoon?
What is rainy weather.
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Weather forecasting has improved, in large part because of _______.
What is computer modeling.
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People who live in tornado areas know very well that when they sky changes color, it is time to seek shelter. What color warns of tornado activity?
What is green
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Changing liquid water into water vapor
What is called evaporation
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Today most tornado warnings are based on information from ______.
What is radar images
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The layer of Earth's atmosphere where thunderstorms form?
What is troposphere
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Sending small rockets into thunderclouds will cause rain to begin. (true or false)
What is false
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Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next....
What is rain will fall
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Hurricanes begin as________.
What is a tropical depressions over water
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Thunderstorms are more common in the tropics than in polar regions. (true or false)
What is True
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Stormchasers try to get close to tornadoes to send a probe into the center of the storm. What will the probe tell them.
the wind speed and strength
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Why is watering plants and grass in the early morning a way to conserve water? A. There is always more water in the morning. B. Smaller amounts of water evaporate in the cool morning. C. Water used in the morning can be recycled for afternoon use. D. Grass can absorb water only in the morning.
What is B. Smaller amounts of water evaporate in the cool monring.
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Tornadoes are funnel clouds associated with _________.
What is thunderstorms
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Lightning heats up the air, causing the air to expand, This results in ______.
What is thunderstorm
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The ______is the location on Earth that receives the most direct sunlight.
What is the equator.
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The ancient Greeks thought that all matter was made of four elements: air, fire, earth, and water. True or false?
What is True
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Which type of cloud is associated with tornadoes and thunderstorms?
What is Cumulonimbus
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Climate change is a long-term process. Due to the climate change we are experiencing __________.
global warming
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