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Weather, Water cycle, and climate zones unit review
Weather, Water cycle, and climate zones unit review
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What is the climate of the Florida Keys?
Tropical
Polar
Desert
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What is hail?
round chunks of ice
drops of water
frozen rain
solid crystal like precipitation
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How are oceans, lakes, and rivers connected?
They are all physically connected.
Through evaporation and precipitation, and runoff
Through underground tunnels
Through evaporation, condensation, and run off
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How is sleet formed?
Frozen rain
solid water crystals
solid round ice chunks
As liquid water
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What climate zone is closest to the equator?
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
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What climate zone is furthest from the equator?
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
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What happens to the temperature when you hike up a mountain?
It stays the same
It gets colder
It gets hotter
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What temperature must it be for it to snow?
Above 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Above 35 degrees Fahrenheit
Below 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Below 35 degrees Fahrenheit
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What weather tool measures rainfall?
anemometer
barometer
rain gauge
hygrometer
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What tool measures wind direction?
hygrometer
anemometer
thermometer
wind vane
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What type of weather is associated with high air pressure?
fair and dry
cloudy and wet
humid
stormy
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What tool measures wind speed?
barometer
anemometer
hygrometer
wind vane
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What is it called when water vapor cools and forms tiny droplets?
runoff
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
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Explain the process of evaporation
When water turns from a gas to a liquid
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
When water falls as a liquid or solid
When water seeps into the ground
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What tool measures air pressure?
wind vane
hygrometer
anemometer
barometer
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If you were moving from a tropical climate zone to a polar climate zone, what would be different about the climate?
Tropical has sun, polar does not.
Tropical is fun, Polar is boring.
Tropical is hot, polar is cold.
Tropical is cold, polar is hot.
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What tool measures humidity?
anemometer
rain gauge
barometer
hygrometer
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When you live closer to the ocean, you receive more rain.
True
False
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At what temperature would hail most likely occur?
61 degrees Fahrenheit
10 degrees Fahrenheit
32 degrees Fahrenheit
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What is the weather like in the wetlands
very dry
cold
humid
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Explain the process of precipitation
When water falls as a solid or liquid
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
When water turns from a gas to a liquid
When water seeps in to ground.
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What climate zone has the most humidity
temperate
polar
tropical
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Explain the process of condensation
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
When water turns from a gas to a liquid
When water seeps into the ground
When water falls as a solid or a liquid
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What is the difference between a tropical rainforest and a desert.
The rainforest gets a lot of rain. The desert does not.
The rainforest has plants. The desert does not.
The rainforest has animals. The desert does not.
The rainforest is hot. Deserts are not.
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Which source of energy powers our water cycle?
mountains
water
sun
clouds
