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Weather maps are used to help __________ weather.
build
forecast
create
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Tornados are a type of severe weather.
false
true
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Thunderstorms are a type of severe weather.
true
false
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Snowstorms are a type of severe weather.
true
false
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What are some ways that scientist can learn about climate?
tree rings
ice samples
all of the above
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What is a warm front
slow
mass of warm air taking over where cold air has been
fast
mass of cold air taking over where warm air has been
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Moisture falling from the sky is
rice
cotton
petals
precipitations
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Mass of cold air taking over where warm air has been is
stationary front
cold front
warm front
funny
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Name the front
cold front
warm front
flags
stationary front
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Name the front
cold front
hot seat
stationary front
warm front
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What does the "H" on the weather map mean
hot pressure
happy pressure
high pressure
handy pressure
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What does the "L" on a weather map mean
low pressure
lonely pressure
lumpy pressure
lucky pressure
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The type of cloud the is feathery
cumulus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
stratus
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following could contribute to an increase in pollution?high wind velocityoccurrence of rain and snowchange in amount of sunlightheavy auto traffic
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere?NitrogenOxygenArgonCarbon Dioxide
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.StratosphereThermosphereTroposphereMesosphere
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat____produced by the friction of air particlesgenerated from tropical windsreleased from Earth's interiorabsorbed by Earth during daylight hours
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Thunder is caused by ___the discharge of ultraviolet energythe electric barrierthe rapid expansion of superheated airthe impact of electricity hitting the Earth
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.El Nino & La Nina are associated with ____movement of air along the Polar Easterliesmovement of large areas of warm water in Atlantic Oceanmovement of large areas of warm water in Pacific Oceanmovement of air pollution across the US
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Wind on Earth, including massive storms like hurricanes, are deflected. What is the cause of this phenomena?Red ShiftDoppler EffectCoriolis EffectBlue Shift
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Stratus clouds formed at ground level are called what?fogsleetsnowfreezing rain
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Lightning and thunder can form during unstable atmospheric conditions in which types of clouds?AltostratusAlto cumulusCumulonimbusNimbostratus
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masses of puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases. They sometimes tower to great heights and can be associated with fair weather or thunderstorms
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Cloud
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a low-pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air in the Northern Hemisphere
westerlies
trade winds
anticyclone
cyclone
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a high-pressure center characterized by a clockwise flow of air in the Northern Hemisphere
anticyclone
cyclone
polar easterlies
monsoon