Science 6-8: 09/30/20

Question 1

Compared to a hurricane, a tornado is smaller but it brings stronger winds than hurricanes do.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Meteoroid or asteroid impacts cause changes in climate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

There are four major climate zones on the Earth: Polar zone, Temperate zone and Tropical zone

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Air inland changes slower than land that is near an ocean.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Moisture is needed for a thunderstorm to occur

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Two important factors that determine an area's climate are the area’s air temperature and amount of evaporation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

A hurricane is a storm that forms over oceans that bring winds

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Location of land in relation to landforms does not play a part in the area’s climate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Being closer to a large body of water (like the ocean) affects an area’s climate as well.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

A tornado is very destructive as it destroy anything and everything out of its path.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The energy that is released causes the powerful winds of a hurricane.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

There are three major climate zones on the Earth.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Since hurricanes are fueled by the oceans, hurricanes decrease in strength once they hit land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Rain is needed for a thunderstorm to occur

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Moisture is needed for clouds to form

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Hurricanes build up over oceans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Hurricanes does not last longer and does not affect more area of land than tornadoes do.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

It is possible that a land on one side of a mountain may be cool and moist while the other side may be hot and dry.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

areas on top of mountains are cooler in temperature than the lower areas

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Carbon dioxide & other gases being constantly released into the atmosphere cause changes in climate

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Volcano eruptions cause changes in climate

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

A hurricane brings winds reaching over 50 miles/119 kilometers per hour.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

The recipes for a thunderstorm are rain, clouds and moist.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

A tornado is a funnel-shaped column of air that touches the ground.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Climate is the typical monthly weather in a particular area.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The climate of an area determines what plants grow there and what animals will live there as well.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Thunderstorms develop in cumulus clouds only.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

The location of the zone determines its climate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Instability is needed for a thunderstorm to occur

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

A tornado is now formed and when it touches ground, it causes destruction to anything in its path.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Tornadoes form by change in wind direction before a developing thunderstorm and increase in wind speed and height.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Water vapor from the oceans condenses in the air ; this process releases moisture

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

The heat from the Sun can cause the air to rise and wind can also cause warm air to rise.

Accepted Answer

True

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