Weather Test- Ms.White CMS
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| How does the temperature relate to density? | As temperature decreases density increases
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| After water evaporates and turns into water vapor what happens higher in the air? | Water vapor condenses
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| What state of matter is rain? | Liquid
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| What state of matter is sleet? | Liquid and Solid
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| What state of matter is snow? | Solid
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| What state of matter is hail? | Solid
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| After water evaporates into the atmosphere, what is the next stage of the water cycle? | Condensation
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| What is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet? | Atmosphere
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| What type of air is less dense and rises? | Warm air
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| What is it called when a cold air mass advances on a warm air mass? | Cold front
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| When a cold front advances on a warm air mass what type of weather is expected to follow? | Thunderstorms
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| When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid to a what? | Gas
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| When water evaporates and then condenses what is formed in the sky? | Clouds
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| Where does the energy for all weather originate from? | The sun's radiation
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| There is a puddle on the sidewalk before school, but not after. What happened to the water puddle? | It evaporated
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| What type of thermal energy transfer is the heat transfer by contact? | Conduction
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| What type of thermal energy transfer is the heat transfer through space? | Radiation
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| What type of thermal energy transfer is the heat transfer method of hot fluids rising and cold fluids sinking? | Convection
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| When an object falls downward towards Earth, the updraft is what compared to gravity? | Weaker than
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| A hailstone is suspended in a cloud, what forces are acting on the hailstone? | Gravity- Pulling Down
Updraft- Pushing Up
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| What are small particles in the air that water vapor can stick to as it cool down to form a cloud? | Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)
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| What are examples of cloud condensation nucli? | Dust, Ash, Pollen, Pollutants
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| What three steps of the water cycle mainly occur due to the force of gravity? | Precipitation, Infiltration, Surface Flow
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| Cold air is _______________ than hot air? | More Dense
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| Hot air is _______________ than cold air? | Less Dense
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| When an updraft is __________ gravity, an object will stay suspended in the cloud. | equal to
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| What conditions are best for a hail storm? | Hot, sunny summer day
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| Earth is colder at the ______________ and warmer at the ______________. | poles; equator
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| Which direction do most storms move over the United States? | Northeast
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| South Carolina has warm ocean waters. What is the reason? | The warm Gulf Stream current pulling water from the equator
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| What is the line called that wraps horizontally around the center of the earth? | Equator
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| How much humidity is needed to form clouds? | 100 % relative humidity
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| The best scenario for the largest storm is a hot ground temperature, cold atmosphere temperature and 100% humidity. (True/False) | True
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| Amount of water vapor in the air | Humidity
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| Movement in air moving sideways or horizontally | Wind
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| A substance such as a liquid or a gas tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container | Fluid
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| Same amount of matter takes up a different amount of volume | Density
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| Motion of a gas or liquid in which the warmer portions rise and the colder portions sink | Convection
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| Any type of solid particle the water sticks to as it cools down | Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)
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| Anything we can describe or measure about the state of the atmosphere | Weather
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| Cooling a substance turns it from a gas to a solid | Deposition
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| Used to identify where two different air masses meet | Front
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| A large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity | Air mass
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