What is precipitation?

Falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

Storms that form over warm tropical ocean water.

Long periods of time without rain or with minimal rainfall.

What is an ecosystem?

An interdependent community of plants and animals.

The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.

Weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.

Warming of waters off the west coast of South America.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Layer of gases released by the burning of coal and oil traps solar energy.

Heavy snowstorm with high winds.

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What is precipitation?
Water vapor starts to form to a liquid.
An invisible gas.
Falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Water leaves the ground and is turned into water vapor.
2
What is a hurricane?
Storms that form over warm tropical ocean water.
Lots of wind.
A massive wave towering over 74 feet.
A storm with lots of water.
3
What is a drought
Long periods of time without rain or with minimal rainfall.
Lots of snow.
Short periods of time without rain or with minimal rainfall.
Lots of water.
4
What is a tornado?
A twister.
Very heavy rain.
Large amounts of falling snow.
Thunder and Lightning.
5
What is an ecosystem?
All the living organisms in an area.
All the populations of organisms on earth.
An interdependent community of plants and animals.
All the non-living things in an area.
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What is weather?
Condition of the clouds at a certain time and place.
Weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.
Condition of the sky at any given time.
The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
7
What is a biome?
The study of biology.
The ecosystem of a region.
A living plant or animal.
The land surrounding a lake or ocean.
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What is climate?
Condition of the clouds at a certain time and place.
Condition of the sky at any given time.
The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
Weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.
9
What is El Niño?
Rough waves.
An exceptionally bad storm.
A permanent change in climate.
Warming of waters off the west coast of South America.
10
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
Life on Earth "exhale" gasses that warm up the Atmosphere.
Earth's tilt changes the amount of solar energy it recieves seasonally.
The sun puts out more radiant energy as it "ages."
Layer of gases released by the burning of coal and oil traps solar energy.
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What Is A blizzard?
1/4 Mile visibility and Sleet.
Snow.
Heavy snowstorm with high winds.
Sleet.

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