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facts about weather, climate
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any dangerous act of nature fueled by changes in atmosphere that puts people, animals, at risk
tornado
severe weather
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precipitation, evaporation, condensation are...
water cycle
rain, fog, clouds
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what is a tool to measure precipitation?
water bucket
thermometer
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what determines a climate?
temperature and precipitation
evaporation and condensation
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when an area doesn't receive enough rainfall drying up rivers, lakes, killing trees, ruin crops
flood
drought
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if it's below zero degrees or less than 54 degrees it's
cold - cool
winter
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do people affect climate?
yes, with carbon dioxide
no, only weather affects climate
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what is liquid precipitation?
rain
fog
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what weather condition is the absence of sun?
cloudy
partly sunny
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the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
weathering
erosion
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what is frozen/solid precipitation?
snow, sleet, hail
rain
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75 - 100 degrees is
summer
warm - hot
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the farther out in time a forecast is makes it more accurate?
true
false
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the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, high wind
weathering
coastal erosion
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which absorbs more heat from the sun?
water
land
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what is the difference between weather and climate
weather is now/climate is weather over time
weather is over time/climate is now
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wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
erosion
weathering
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does the earth spin faster at the equator or poles?
equator
poles
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an act of nature that occurs when too much rain forces streams, rivers and lakes to overflow
flood
drought
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what weather condition states the speed of air moving through the atmosphere?
snow
windy
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tropical, ocean, dessert, mountain, savanna, deciduous forest, tundra, grassland are examples..
of biomes
climate zones
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humidity is...
moisture in the air
bad hair days
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what makes climates change?
human population
weather extremes
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all life adapts to its climate
true
false
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fast spinning column of air that comes down from a thunderstorm cloud
hurricane
tornado
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Temperature, wind, barometric pressure, humidity, precipitation, clouds define....
weather
climate
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does the water cycle add more water on earth?
no
yes
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what is meteorology?
study of meteors
study of weather
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a pattern of weather over time is called...
weather
climate
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what is a tool to measure temperature?
thermometer
water bucket
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what weather condition is the absence of clouds?
partly cloudy
sunny
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If it's 55 - 75 degrees outside
it's cool
it's warm
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how do you measure weather?
satellite, weather balloon, weather stations
thermometer, forecasts, precipitation
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evaporation is...
water going up into the air
water dripping down you cup
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snow, sleet, and hail are which type of solid matter?
precipitation
condensation
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condensation is...
moisture on outside of your cup
water in the form of water vapor/clouds
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storms with high winds, heavy rain that start as tropical storms over Pacific
tornado
hurricane
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a storm with blowing, falling snow with high winds and cold temperatures
hurricane
blizzard
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precipitation is which state of matter?
liquid
solid
