What is this passage mostly about? a) Temperature b) What causes weather c) Barometers d) The atmosphere
b) What causes weather
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You know that clouds are made up of water particles. On a day that is cloudy, you would expect: a) High temperatures b) High humidity c) High wind speeds d) A lot of air pressure
b) High humidity
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When you look up in the sky and see storm clouds moving your way, you are observing a) Temperature b) pressure c) wind speech and direction d) air pressure
c) wind speech and direction
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All of the following cause weather, except a) The Weather Channel b) The sun warming up the water on Earth c) Clouds moving across the sky d) Humidity
a) The Weather Channel
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What is humidity? a) The amount of water in the air b) When people are pushed to another room c) The temperature of the air d) The main cause of weather
a) The amount of water in the air
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When it is cloudy, many of the sun's rays never reach the Earth. What does that do to the temperature?
The lack of sunlight causes the Earth to get cooler and the temperature to drop.
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What are the four main factors of weather?
The four main factors of weather are temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, and air pressure.
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The question shown is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Weather is caused by a few things, __________ air pressure. a) always b) including c) excluding d) but
b) including
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What is weather?
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
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What is temperature?
Temperature is the measure of how hot or cold the air is.
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What is humidity?
Humidity is the amount of water in the air.
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What is air pressure?
Air pressure has to do with the thickness of the air.
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Who shares what is happening with the weather?
A weather forecaster
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Why do people need to know the weather?
To know what types of clothes to wear, to avoid dangerous situations, etc.
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Why are weather forecasters important?
Forecasters are important because they help use know what kinds of weather to expect (answers may vary).
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Why can't you base a weather forecast off of just one or two factors?
Because each of the four factors interact with each other.
