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Weather and Climate Review
Weather and Climate Review
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What type of cloud grows tall and develops into thunderstorms?
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
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How is wind formed?
warm air goes down, cold air goes up
cold air and warm air mix
warm air moves up and cool air moves up
warm air rises and cool air takes its place
3
What does a meteorologist do?
study dinosaurs
study people
study plants
study the weather
4
What does a thermometer do?
measure temperature
measure how much rain we get after a storm
measure the amount of snow we get
measure wind
5
True or False? The weather can change every day?
false
true
6
What is the order of the water cycle?
evaporation,condensation,precipitation
evaporation,precipitation,condensation
energy,sun,water,land
precipitation,condensation,evaporation
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What is the weather like after a
warm
front passes through?
cold
warmer and humid
cooler and drier
hot
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What are the 3 types of precipitation?
snow, rain, sleet
sleet, rain
snow
rain
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What are Michigan's seasons?
summer,fall
there are no seasons in Michigan
winter,spring,summer,fall
winter,spring
10
Climate is the ___________ weather of a particular area.
cold
total
hot
average
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What is the last step of the scientific process?
ask a question
experiment
Communicate findings
analyze data
12
If mountains=drier climate, then water= __________?
hot climate
cold climate
humid climate
desert climate
13
what does an anemometer do?
measure the speed of the wind
catch the wind
heat the wind up
show us the temperature
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What is Michigan's climate?
Humid Continental
tropical
moderate
polar
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What is wind?
warm air
air mass
the movement of air
cool air
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If warm air=low pressure, then cold air= ________?
medium pressure
no pressure
hot pressure
high pressure
17
The earth is tilted on its _____ ?
temperature
axis
energy
side
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Earth's temperature is a result of the sun's what?
day
cold energy
night
heat energy
19
The 5 climate zones include tropical, dry(desert), moderate, continental and __________?
cold
ice
hot
polar (arctic)
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what is a cumulus cloud?
high in atmosphere, thin wisps
low in atmosphere, large and gray
grow tall and develop into thunderstorms
low in atmosphere,fluffy and white
