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Weather & Climate Practice Test
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Weather can change
RAPIDLY
... as in minutes!
True
False
2
How can you tell the difference between a
stratus
cloud and a
stratonimbus
cloud?
Stratus cloud covers part of the sky and stratonimbus covers the whole sky
A stratonimbus cloud is darker and usually causes rain
A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is tall
A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color
3
The
WINTER
climate in MICHIGAN is warm and sunny with little or NO precipitation...
False
True
4
Which is
NOT
an example of
precipitation
?
Snow
Rain
Leaves
Sleet
5
A
cloud
is a...
A gas
A solid
All of the above
A liquid
6
Stratonimbus clouds cause rain all day long because...
the clouds are wide and spend a lot of time over one area
they turn into stratus clouds
there is no hail in stratonimbus storms
they turn into cumulus clouds
7
In a __________ climate, trees loose their leaves in the autumn.
desert
temperate
mild
tropical
8
What
zone
do
we
live in?
Tropical
Desert
Temperate
Frozen
9
Tropical climate zones are wet and humid because...
sunbeams shine directly on them, causing more water evaporation and rain
the Earth travels in a circle around the sun
they have many types of plants
the temperature is cold
10
Weather is the
SAME
as climate...
True
False
11
Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur:
temperate
mild
tropical
polar
12
A
cloud
is
made up of
...
Dust
Water droplets
Fluffy White Cotton
Rain and Ice
13
Which climate is cold in December AND June?
polar
tropical
temperate
mild
14
Weather
is the changes in atmosphere over a long period of time...
True
False
15
Scientists look for
patterns of weather
in different areas of the world in order to
predict
...
All of the above.
The climate in other countries of the world.
Natural weather disasters such as hurricanes.
The climate in Michigan compared to other parts of the world.
