Which of the following statements is true?

Warm air/water rises while cold air/water sinks

What is one difference between climate and weather?

Weather is short term conditions, climate is long term

What is condensation?

When water vapor cools down and turns into liquid droplets

When liquid water heats up and turns to a gas

What is the major cause of climate change?

Burning of fossil fuels causes a stronger greenhouse effect

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1
Which of the following statements is true?
Cold air/water rises while warm air/water sinks
Air and water always stay in the same place
Air or water never heats up so it never rises or sinks
Warm air/water rises while cold air/water sinks
2
The earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the
cloud
geography
hydrosphere
atmosphere
3
What is one reason there are different climate zones on Earth?
The earth is round and different regions get more sunlight
All of the above
Distance from oceans affects a region's climate
The earth is tilted so different regions get more sunlight
4
Earth was formed how many years ago?
100 million years
2 million years
4.6 billion years
one thousand years
5
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
30 days
365 days
2 years
24 hours
6
What is one difference between climate and weather?
You can measure weather but not climate
Climate is short term conditions, weather is long term
There is no difference, they're the same
Weather is short term conditions, climate is long term
7
What is condensation?
When liquid water turns into a gas
When water vapor cools down and turns into liquid droplets
When water freezes
When water in the ocean forms waves
8
What is evaporation?
When water falls back to earth as rain
When ice melts and becomes a liquid
When liquid water heats up and turns to a gas
When water freezes and turns to snow
9
What is the major cause of climate change?
Climate change is made up
Lightning storms in the solar system are changing the planet
Forest fires are heating up the planet
Burning of fossil fuels causes a stronger greenhouse effect
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How long does it take Earth to rotate once around its axis?
24 hours
12 hours
30 days
365 days

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