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Science: Big Idea 7
Science: Big Idea 7
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1
Which of these environments has the highest amount of humidity?
desert
rainforest
tundra
prairie
2
Where is most of the water collected on Earth?
Oceans
Ponds
Lakes
Streams
3
What are the climate zones of the Earth?
antarctica, temperate, south pole
tropical, polar, temperate
polar, tropics, north pole
Polar, temper, tropical
4
Which types of weather conditions would be best to go to the beach?
90*F, 35 Air Pressure, 17% Humidity, Cirrus
80*F, 30 Air Pressure, 92% Humidity, Cumulonimbus
72*F, 28 Air Pressure, 98% Humidity, Stratus
Cloudy, Rainy, Muggy
5
I grow vertically in the sky and cause severe weather.
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
Cumulus
6
Water droplets fall from the sky in the form of sleet, hail, rain, and snow.
Precipitation
Run-off
Condensation
Clouds
7
What covers most of the Earth?
Sand
Water
Snow
Land
8
I bring light rain and fog.
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulus
9
Rain that is not absorbed by the ground and flows back into a body of water.
Run-off
Rain
Precipitation
Collection
10
A storm approaches Ivey Lane and small ice pellets fall from the sky.
Sleet
Hail
Slush
Snow
11
What are the main parts of the water cycle?
Sun, Run-off, Collection, Evaporation
Collection,Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation
Sun, Precipitation, Droplets, Run-off
Run-off, Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Sun
12
What is the process where droplets of water form clouds?
Condensation
Conduction
Evaporation
Precipitation
13
Wind speed is measured using a...
hydrometer
wind vane
anemometer
barometer
14
The weather man predicts the air pressure/temperature will drop today. What weather will occur?
rainy
clear skies
warm
sunny and cloudy
15
Temperature: below 32*F w/ precipitation
Raining
Snowing
16
What part of the water cycle causes dew on the grass in the morning?
Rain
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
17
What will you score on the Big Idea 7 Test?
70%
100%
80%
90%
18
Which clouds are usually thin and show weather change?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Nimbus
19
What are the 4 types of precipitation?
Sleet, snow, rain, hail
Rain, sleet, icee, snow
Hail, snow, rain, slush
Snow, slush, rain, ice
20
Air pressure decreases when going up a mountain.
False
I don't know.
True
21
High pressure generally brings good weather.
True
False
22
Which city's climate is most affected by a large body of water?
Miami, FL
Knoxville, TN
El Paso, TX
Cincinnati, OH
23
The cooling of water, changing gas to liquid (droplets).
Rain
Condensation
Humidity
Evaporation
24
Temps go from -30 to 50*F, low humidity, between 6 to 10 inches of rain. What am I?
prarie
tundra
grassland
desert
25
A weather vane is used to measure what?
wind speed
wind direction
temperature
humidity
26
When heat changes water from a liquid to a gas.
Run-off
Steam
Evaporation
Clouds
27
What powers the water cycle?
Ocean
Batteries
Clouds
Sun
28
Which weather conditions would result in snow?
below freezing temps, stratus clouds, low pressure
warm temps, strong winds, low pressure
below freezing temps, cirrus clouds, high pressure
warm temps, no clouds, high pressure
29
What causes puddles on the sidewalk to dry up?
Collection
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
30
Humidity is very high, up to 400 inches of rain, temp is around 80*F. What am I?
swamp
rainforest
grassland
tundra
31
Which clouds are low to the ground?
cirrus and cumulus
stratus and cirrus
stratus and cumulus
cumulonimbus and stratus
32
I bring fair weather, partly cloudy, partly sunny.
Nimbus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
33
Which climate zone experiences the greatest variety of weather with the seasons of the year?
Tropical
Temperate
Swamp
Polar
34
I'm hot in the day, cold at night. Low humidity and little rain. What am I?
tundra
desert
rainforest
swamp
35
What tool measures the moisture in the air?
hydrometer
thermometer
anemometer
barometer
36
Evaporation occurs in mostly cool temperatures.
False
True
37
I am very high in the sky, wispy and light. I can look feathery or like a pony tail.
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Nimbus
38
What three categories are clouds put in?
cumulous, stratus, sirens
cotton, blanket, wispy
cirrus, cumulous, stratus
cumulonimbus, stratus, cirrus
39
Florida lies within which climate zone?
tropical
Polar
temperate
40
What tool measures air pressure?
wind vane
compass
hydrometer
barometer