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1. Who tells people what the
weather will be like tomorrow?
3. There was 1 inch of rain on
Monday. There were 2 inches of
rain on Thursday. There was 1
inch of rain on Sunday. How
many inches of rain fell over the
whole week?
5. Which temperature is best for
polar bear habitat in the Arctic?
7. How many centimeters of rain
does a creosote bush in the
Great Basin desert get each
year?
A. weathercasters
B. foresters
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1. Who uses models and data to
make predictions about future
weather?
A. meteorologists
B. hurricane chasers
C. snowpack surveyors
A. 10 to 30°F
B. 40 to 50°F
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A. 4 inches
B. 1 inch
5. What is a common weather
hazard in the southwest U.S. ?
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3. The temperature of the earth
has gone up 0.85° C since 1880.
What is that in °F? Use this
formula °F = °C x 1.8.
A. drought
B. tornadoes
C. hurricanes
A. 15 to 30 cm
B. 30 to 60 cm
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7. How do scientists measure
and track the temperature of the
earth?
A. 1.53°F
B. 0.85°F
C. 1.78°F
A. from 1,500 weather stations
across the planet
B. from a single weather station
at the equator
C. from weather stations in the
capital city of every country
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
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2. Who would know if warmer
temperatures were affecting
birds?
4. The coldest temperature of the
year was 15°F. the warmest
temperature of the year was
92°F. What was the difference
between the warmest and
coldest temperatures of the
year?
6. Which temperature is best for
monarch butterfly habitat in North
America?
8. How many inches of rain does
a rubber tree in the Amazon rain
forest get each year?
A. 65 to 85°F
B. 10 to 30°F
A. more than 80 inches
B. 15 to 30 inches
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6. What is the number that
measures how rapidly the
particles in matterl move?
8. What is the difference
between the average rainfall of
Kansas and Missouri?
4. Which crop would have trouble
if the growing temperature got
above 75°F?
A. temperature
B. heat
C. wavelengths
A. about 12 inches
B. about 24 inches
C. about 6 inches
A. wheat
B. rice
C. corn
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
A. wildlife managers
B. foresters
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2. Who flies special planes into
tropical weather to collect data
for the Tropical Prediction
Center?
A. hurricane chasers
B. snowpack surveyors
C. meteorolgigst
CORRECT: A, A
A. 77°F
B. 107°F
CORRECT: A, A
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9. When you are outside, when
do you feel the warmest?
11. What would the temperature
on earth be like if there were no
sun shining on it?
13. What happens to a plant if
there is not enough water in the
place where it is growing?
15. What gas in air do you need
to live?
A. it would be very cold
B. it would be warmer
A. it dies
B. it walks to another place
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11. Which of these is an
important greenhouse gas?
13. A car that gets 20 miles per
gallon gives off one lb of carbon
dioxide per mile. How many lbs
of carbon dioxide would it give off
if it drove 30 miles?
A. when the sun shines on me
B. when I stand in the shade
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9. Where is the warmest zone in
North America?
A. Mexico
B. Minnesota
C. Viginia
A. oxygen
B. carbon dioxide
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A. carbon dioxide
B. nitrogen
C. oxygen
CORRECT: A, A
CORRECT: A, A
A. 1 lb
B. 30 lbs
C. 20 lbs
15. What is a common weather
hazard in the midwest U.S.?
A. earthquakes
B. tornadoes
C. hurricanes
CORRECT: A, B
CORRECT: A, B
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10. What happens to the
temperature of the water in a pan
if you move the pan from the
shade to the sun and leave it a
while?
12. Why is the air inside a
greenhouse warmer than the air
outside?
14. What happens to a fish if
there is not enough water in the
stream where it lives?
16. What gas do you breathe out
into the air?
A. the glass walls of the
greenhouse trap heat
B. the glass walls of the
greenhouse make the sunlight
stronger
A. it dies
B. it walks to another place
A. the temperature goes up
B. the temperature goes down
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10. What reduces the snowpack
on a mountain?
A. drought
B. hurricanes
C. tornadoes
CORRECT: A, A
12. Who skis mountains in the
springtime to measure snow
depth?
A. soil scientists
B. snowpack surveyors
C. hurricane chasers
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14. A car that gets 40 miles per
gallon gives of 1/2 lb of carbon
dioxide per mile. How many lbs
of carbon dioxide would it give off
if it drove 30 miles?
A. 40 lbs
B. 15 lbs
C. 30 lbs
CORRECT: A, B
CORRECT: A, B
A. carbon dioxide
B. oxygen
16. What tool is used to measure
how rapidly the particles in
matter are moving?
A. a magnet
B. a thermometer
C. a compass
CORRECT: A, B
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17. Who would know if drought
was affecting the trees in a
forest?
19. The coldest temperature of
the day was 55° F at 3:00 am.
The warmest temperature of the
day was 87°F at 2:00 pm. What
was the difference between
these two temperatures?
21. Which temperature is best for
emperor penguin habitat in the
Antarctic?
A. 55° F
B. 32° F
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A. wildlife managers
B. foresters
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17. What is the ability to do
work?
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A. thermometer
B. energy
C. heat
19. What does a Plant Hardiness
Zone map tell you about where a
particular plant can grow?
CORRECT: B, B
A. if it is wet enough
B. if it is warm enough
C. if it is dry enough
A. 20 to 30°C
B. minus 10 to 10°C
23. How many inches of rain
does a big bluestem grass plant
in a prarie get each year?
A. 7 to 12 inches
B. 15 to 30 inches
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21. If the temperature of the
earth has gone up, what
happens to a plant's zone in
North America?
23. Who measures soil mositure
to see if there is enough water
for growing crops?
A. it moves west
B. it moves north
C. it moves south
A. hurricane chasers
B. meteorologists
C. soil scientists
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: B, C
CORRECT: B, B
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18. Who would know if their corn
was not getting enough rain?
20. A town usually gets 50
inches of rain a year. One year it
only gets 25 inches of rain. How
much less rain than usual did it
get in that year?
22. Which temperature is best for
ostrich habitat in Africa?
A. 50 inches less
B. 25 inches less
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A. foresters
B. farmers
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18. What is the difference
between the average
temperatures of Louisiana and
Arkansas?
A. there is no difference
B. about 5°F
C. about 10°F
CORRECT: B, B
A. minus 10 to 10°C
B. 25 to 40°C
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22. Why are greenhouse gases
called greenhouse gases?
20. Plant Hardiness Zones are
based on a 10°F difference.
What would that be in degrees
centigrade? Use this formula°C =
°F x 5/9
A. they are found only in
greenhouses
B. they trap heat like a
greenhouse
C. they have a greenish color
A. 2°
B. 5.5°
C. 10°
CORRECT: B, B
CORRECT: B, B
24. How many cm of rain does
an oak tree get in a temperate
forest?
A. 15 to 30 cm
B. 75 to 150 cm
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24. Which crop would have
trouble if there were less than
60" of rain?
A. wheat
B. corn
C. sugar cane
CORRECT: B, C
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25. When you are outside and
the sun feels too warm, what
cools you off the most?
27. What is the temperature of
the air inside a greenhouse
compared to the air outside?
29. Which animals need sea ice
where they live?
31. What gas in air do plants
need for growing?
A. facing the sun
B. moving to the shade
A. it is cooler
B. it is warmer
A. brown bears
B. polar bears
A. argon
B. carbon dioxide
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29. Where is the coldest zone in
North America?
31. What do most scientists think
is causing the earth to get
warmer now?
25. What is a common weather
hazard along the gulf coast?
A. drought
B. earthquakes
C. hurricanes
CORRECT: B, C
27. What is the difference
between the average
temperatures of Iowa and
Minnesota?
A. about 14°F
B. there is no difference
C. about 7°F
A. Florida
B. Minnesota
C. Alaska
CORRECT: B, C
CORRECT: B, C
A. changes in the energy the sun
is putting out
B. earth has gotten closer to the
sun
C. increased greenhouse gases
in the atmosphere
CORRECT: B, C
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26. What happens to the
temperature of the water in a pan
if you move the pan from the sun
to the shade and leave it a
while?
28. What happens to the light
from the sun when it reaches the
earth?
30. What kind of matter is the air
you breathe?
32. What is water called when it
is a gas?
A. a mixture of solids
B. a mixture of gases
A. ice
B. water vapor
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30. What makes wildfires more
likely to happen in an area?
32. What is an important cause
of the increase in greenhouse
gases?
A. it gets warmer
B. it gets cooler
A. some of it changes to
electricity
B. some of it changes to heat
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26. What is the random motion of
microscopic particles in matter?
A. temperature
B. wavelengths
C. heat
CORRECT: B, C
28. What is happening to
temperatures almost everywhere
on earth?
A. they have not changed in a
long time
B. they are falling abnormally
quickly
C. they are rising abnormally
quickly
CORRECT: B, C
A. hurricanes
B. tornadoes
C. drought
A. using solar panels
B. using hydroelectric power
C. using coal and oil
CORRECT: B, C
CORRECT: B, C
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