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Middle school level weather and climate questions.
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1
Which one of the following powers the earth’s water cycle?
Clouds colliding together
The freezing and melting of water
Energy from the sun
Salts dissolving in seawater
2
Which weather feature is most likely to have precipitation?
Cold front
High pressure
Low pressure
Warm front
3
When liquid water changes into a gas, it is called
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
4
Which weather feature could have severe weather?
High presssure
Low pressure
Warm front
Cold front
5
Violent storms are most often associated with warm fronts.
False
True
6
Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is wind and rainfall and climate is the temperature
Weather is in the state and climate is in the continent
Weather can be predicted but climate cannot
Weather is right now and climate is the average weather
7
Clouds are made when
warm moist air meets cooler air.
water vapor is in the air.
water vapor changes into liquid droplets or solid crystals.
liquid droplets change into water vapor.
8
Which of the following does NOT impact an area's climate?
Being near a large body of water.
Mountain ranges creating a rain shadow.
Distance from the equator.
Plants and animals living in an area
9
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
The water on the earth moves from place to place
Some places receive more precipitation than others
Water can be either a solid or a liquid, but not a gas
The total amount of water on the earth is always the same
10
Ocean currents affect climates because they transfer _________ around the world
water
salt
heat
sunlight
11
Wind develops as a result of differences in
relative humidity and dew point
atmospheric pressure and temperature
air temperature and humidity
condensation and evaporation rates
12
Which one of the following factors does NOT influence climate?
Soil composition
The sun’s energy
Global wind patterns
Elevation
13
Weather in the United States usually comes from the east
True
False
14
Why are cloudy skies less common over deserts?
There is more evaporation in the desert than other places
High humidity prevents cloud formation
Constant winds keep water from evaporating
There is not enough moisture in the air for clouds to form
15
Which one of the following does NOT describe weather?
Whether it is raining or not
The amount of water pollution in a lake
The force of the wind through the trees
How many clouds there are in the sky
16
Water vapor leaving plants and going into the atmosphere is called
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
17
Snow, sleet, hail, or rain is also known as
evaporation
precipitation
transpiration
condensation
18
Most of the water on the earth is found in which of the following locations?
The atmosphere
Groundwater
Oceans
Lakes and rivers
19
Clouds overnight will help the next day start cooler
True
False
20
Air is always the same at all levels of the atmosphere
True
False
21
Which weather feature will most likely bring warmer weather?
Cold front
High pressure
Warm front
Low pressure
22
Which weather feature will most likely have clear skies?
low pressure
high pressure
warm front
cold front
23
When water vapor changes into a liquid, it is called
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
evaporation
24
Land heats up and cools down faster than water
False
True
25
What climate factor most impacts Michigan's climate?
Ocean currents
Prevailing winds
Mountain ranges creating a rain shadow
Large bodies of water
26
Which will most likely bring cloudy skies and cooler temperatures?
low pressure
cold front
warm front
high pressure
27
Which one of the following statements about the earth’s atmosphere is TRUE?
The temperature increases as it gets closer to the sun
Temperature changes directions 3 times before reaching space
The air pressure increases as you go up in the atmosphere
