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Weather

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How do clouds form?

B - when cool air rises and condenses

A – when water evaporates and turns to fog

C – cool air near the Earth’s surface holds water

vapor. As the cool air rises it moves to a warmer part of the atmosphere

D – when water vapor in the air condenses D - when water vapor in the air condenses

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What happens at a cold front?

B – becomes foggy

A – strong storms are produced

C - the humidity becomes low

D - the temperatures drop D – the temperatures drop

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Which describes cirrus clouds?

B – highest clouds in sky form where air is very cold

A - the lowest clouds, big and puffy like cotton balls

C - seen in stormy weather followed by sunshine D – sometimes look like a gray blanket, made up of

ice crystals

B – highest clouds in sky form where air is very cold

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What are the four basic types of air masses?

B - dry and humid, cold and dry, cold and humid

A - cold and dry, warm, humid, warm and cold

c - cold and dry, cold and humid, warm and dry,

warm and humid

D – cold, dry, humid, warm

c - cold and dry, cold and humid, warm and dry,

warm and humid

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What causes weather patterns?

B – when the sun gives heat through the atmosphere

A - flowing air through the troposphere

C – when warm air from the equator rises and flows

through the earthD – currents in the atmosphere and oceans transfer

heat around the world

D – currents in the atmosphere and oceans transfer

heat around the world

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Which is true?

B – both a and d

A - winds traveling south curve to the west

C - winds traveling north curve east

D - both a and cD - both a and c

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What is the Gulf Stream?

B - a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean

A - a warm air current in the troposphere

C - a cool ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean

D – a warm ocean current in the Pacific Ocean

B - a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean

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Which will Most Likely bring clouds and precipitation for several days?

B - warm front

A – cold front

C - stationary front

D – occluded front

C - stationary front

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How do global winds and ocean currents transfer heat around the world?

B - evaporation

A – conduction

C – radiation

D - convection

C- radiation

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How does the Gulf Stream affect weather patterns?

B - it warms air, which warms along the coast

A - it cools air, which warms the coast

C - it moves air, which causes wind

D – it blocks air, which stops wind

B- it warms air, which warms along the coast

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When air is heated, the particles don’t move farther apart.

B - true

A - falseA – false

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Over short distances, wind blows from areas of higher pressure towards areas of lower pressure.

B - true

A - false

B - true

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Which word describes the weather during spring in North Carolina?

B - dry

A – cold

C - hot

D - mildD - mild

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B – the rising of the wind

A – the curving of the wind

C – the blowing of the wind

D - the circling of the wind

A – the curving of the wind

What is the coriolis effect?