Water Cycle
Weather
Patterns On Earth
Miscellaneous
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All of the folloqing are forms of water found in the water cycle EXCEPT --


A. Clouds

B. Water Vapor

C. Precipitation

D. Carbon Dioxide

What is D. Carbon Dioxide?

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Meteorologists are scientists who study weather patterns and make forecasts about upcoming weather. Which of the following would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather?

A. The habitat of an organism

B. The movement of fronts

C. The Sun and the Moon

D. The growth of plants

What is B. The movement of fronts?

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What is B. September?

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All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT 

A. Thermometers

B. Rain Gauges

C. Wind Socks

D. Telescopes

What is D. Telescopes?

300

In the water cycle, condensation is responsible for which of the following?

A. Flowing rivers

B. Movement of tides

C. Salt found in oceans

D. Formation of clouds

What is D. Formation of clouds?

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What weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer?

A. Precipitation

B. Temperature

C. Wind Speed

D. Cloud Cover

What is B. Temperature?

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What is C. The length of the shadow will increase?

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The sun's heat turns liquid water to a gas during ___________.

What is evaporation?

400

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

A. Core of the Earth

B. Movement of waves 

C. Heat from the Sun

D. Pull of the Moon

What is C. Heat from the Sun?

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Watching the way clouds move in the sky would most likely provide helpful information on which characteristic of the weather?

A. Wind speed and direction

B. Relative humidity

C. Daily high temperature

D. Barometric pressure

What is A. Wind speed and direction?

400

What is D. Approximately 12 hours?

400

What is 50 mL of water was retained?

500

Water falling in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called __________.

What is precipitation?

500

Which of the following bits of information is NOT important for determining the weather in a particular location at a particular time?

A. How much rain is falling

B. How fast the wind is blowing

C. How far from the ocean it is

D. How much humidity is in the air

What is C. How far from the ocean it is?

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Caves are large empty spaces below the surface of the Earth. Which of the following processes forms caves over millions of years?

A. Rivers carry mud and silt and then deposit them.

B. Water flowing underground carries away minerals

C. Volcanic eruptions leave behind hollow areas

D. Ocean currents move sediments along the beach

What is B. Water flowing underground carries away minerals?