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Science
Weather and Climate
8 questions · Staff Pick
1
What instrument measures air temperature?
Barometer
Anemometer
✓Thermometer
Hygrometer
2
What causes wind?
Earth spinning
✓Differences in air pressure
Clouds moving
The Moon's gravity
3
What is the name for water droplets falling from clouds?
Condensation
Evaporation
✓Precipitation
Sublimation
4
Which type of cloud produces heavy rain and thunderstorms?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
✓Cumulonimbus
5
What is the difference between weather and climate?
They are the same thing
Weather is long-term; climate is day-to-day
✓Climate is long-term patterns; weather is day-to-day conditions
Climate only applies to oceans
6
What scale measures the intensity of a hurricane?
Richter Scale
✓Saffir-Simpson Scale
Beaufort Scale
Fujita Scale
7
What causes seasons on Earth?
Distance from the Sun
✓Earth's tilt on its axis
The Moon's orbit
Sunspot activity
8
What is a drought?
Extremely heavy rainfall
✓A long period of very low rainfall
A type of hurricane
Flooding of a river
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