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Sixth grade earth science unit: weather and atmosphere
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A person who studies the weather is called a
atmospheric scientist
hydrologist
climatologist
meteorologist
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Average weather for a place over a long period of time
weather
climate
precipitation
mesosphere
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11. An amount of air that moves as a unit.
water vapor
condensation
water
air parcel
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Rain, snow, sleet, hail
precipitation
water vapor
currents
freezing
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Water in a gaseous state
humidity
atmosphere
water vapor
precipitation
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Change of state from liquid to a gas
evaporation
melting
freezing
condensation
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14. When gas (water vapor) moves up into the atmosphere, energy transfers, which helps form clouds.
False
True
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Visible collection of water droplets in atmosphere
humidity
precipitation
water vapor
clouds
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12. The mixture of gases surrounding our planet.
climate
weather
atmosphere
water vapor
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Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
precipitation
weather
climate
humidity
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13. How hot or cold something gets.
temperature
water cycle
condensation
evaporation
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What powers the water cycle
freezing and melting of water
energy from the sun
salts dissolving in seawater
clouds colliding
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Change from liquid to a solid
freezing
condensation
melting
evaporation
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A change in state from gas to liquid
condensation
freezing
melting
evaporation