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Weather and Space Review 2016
Weather and Space Review 2016
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weather and space review
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1
Where does the most rain fall in the world?
tundra
desert
swamp
rain forest
2
The usual pattern of weather in a place over along period of time.
climate
forecast
weather
temperature
3
What do you call precipitation that falls when rain re-freezes on its way to the ground?
sleet
hailstones
rain
snow
4
The areas around the North and South Poles.
Cold Zone
Tropical Zone
Polar Zone
Temperate Zone
5
What is the phase of the moon that is completely black?
New Moon
Full moon
First Quarter
Second Quarter
6
The length of a day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 56minutes. What does day length measure?
revolution
acceleratin
rotation
speed
7
What is this moon phase called?
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
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What is the name of the climate zone that is closest to the equator?
temperate
Polar
Tropical
Tundra
9
Earth and other planets do this around the sun.
spin
orbit
rotate
revolt
10
What is the change from a liquid to a gas called?
evaporation
precipitation
run-off
condensation
11
Which of these is not like the others?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
12
Where does most of the water vapor in the water cycle come from?
lake water
bathtub water
river water
ocean water
13
In the diagram, what is number 2 called?
condensation
run-off
evaporation
precipitation
14
What is the change from a gas to a liquid caused by cooling called?
precipitation
run-off
evaporation
condensation
15
A ball of very hot gasses that gives off light and other kinds of energy.
comet
star
moon
asteroid
16
What is the average rain fall in the polar zones?
>10 cm
<10 cm
10 in – 80 in
10 in
17
The amount of water vapor in the air.
condensation
precipitation
humidity
evaporation
18
What type of precipitation falls in air that is below freezing?
snow
sleet
rain
hailstones
19
True or False: A dim star is close to Earth.
True
False
20
Which planet has the most moons?
Earth
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter