Silverman weather test
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| What is a meteorologist? | A person who studies weather
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| What is air pressure? | The weight of the air pushing on the earth
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| What is condensation? | when water vapor turns to water
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| What is evaporation? | the changing of water to water vapor
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| What is precipitation? | a form of water that falls from clouds
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| What are fog,stratus,cumulus and cirrus? | types of clouds
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| What do you use to find the direction of wind? | wind vane
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| What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air
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| What is ground water? | fresh water that is found underground
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| What is a drought? | no rain in an area over a long time
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| What is a climate? | weather over time
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| What is weather? | the state of air at a certain time and place
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| What is Global warming? | a change in climate tht causes the earth to get warmer
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| What is a hurricane? | a powerful storm with heavy rains and strong wind
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| Name 4 types of precipitation | rain,snow,sleet, hail
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| Particles in cold water move... | slowly
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| Particles in warm water move... | quickly
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| What measures temperature? | thermometer
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| What heats up faster than water? | soil, rocks, and, cement
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| Which heats up faster from the sun; water or land? | land
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| Wind travels from cold air to _______ _____. | warm air
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| Feathery clouds made of ice crystals | cirrus clouds
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| Gray clouds that produce rain or snow | stratus clouds
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| White puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton. | cumulus clouds
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| A cloud that forms at the earths surface | fog
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| Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms | cumulonimbus clouds
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