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This document is a study guide for a science unit on weather. It provides review questions and essay prompts to help students prepare for a test on topics like the water cycle, air pressure, cloud formation, fronts, and severe storms. The questions cover defining key terms, describing processes, drawing diagrams, and explaining concepts. Essay prompts require explaining how meteorologists predict storms, how the formation of clouds relates to the water cycle, and the role of the sun in powering the water cycle.

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Scienceunit 5 Studyguide

This document is a study guide for a science unit on weather. It provides review questions and essay prompts to help students prepare for a test on topics like the water cycle, air pressure, cloud formation, fronts, and severe storms. The questions cover defining key terms, describing processes, drawing diagrams, and explaining concepts. Essay prompts require explaining how meteorologists predict storms, how the formation of clouds relates to the water cycle, and the role of the sun in powering the water cycle.

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Unit 5: Weather
Study Guide

Science Unit 5: Weather


Study Guide
Test Date: _________________________
Review Unit 5: Weather Quizlet
Review Textbook Unit 5 Review p. 291-294
Review Study Guide Essay Questions
Review Questions
1.) Draw the puddle as it evaporates and changes throughout the day. (p. 246)
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2.) How are dew and raindrops alike? (p. 248-249)


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3.) Describe humid weather. (p. 261)
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4.) What is it called when two air masses meet? (p. 276) ______________________
5.) What is a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
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6.) What is the process of water moving down a mountain side called? (p. 251)
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7.) Where does a water molecule spend the shortest amount of time as it moves
through the water cycle? (p. 247) ____________________________________
8.) What is the main source of energy that powers the water cycle? (p. 247) _______
9.) There are four locations each with a different low temperature: Location Q 12,
Location R 7, Location S 30, Location T -4. Which location is most likely to
experience precipitation in the form of snow? (p. 268-269) _____________________
10.) Describe the air pressure at the bottom of a valley. (p. 263) ________________
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11.) How thick is the atmosphere about? (p. 260) ____________________________
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12.) Describe hail? (p. 268) _____________________________________________
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13.) What kind of damage will a Category 4 hurricane cause? (p. 281) ___________
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14.) List and describe the series of events that happen when a hurricane forms. (p.
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4. Hurricane
15.) Draw the symbols that represent a warm front and cold front in the boxes below.
(p. 279)
Warm Front

Cold Front

16.) At what points should temperature be measured in order to determine if there is


a trend in the air temperature changes? (p. 260) ____________________________
17.) If thunderstorms are the predicted weather for the afternoon, what kinds of
clouds would mainly be in the sky? (p. 267) ________________________________
18.) What kind of cloud is gray, low, and moves to cover much of the sky called? (p.
267) _______________________________
19.) How can you verify that a cold front is approaching? Explain. (p. 277)
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Unit 5: Weather
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Essay Questions
1.) Identify and describe local winds that can affect the temperature of coastal cities.
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2.) Explain how meteorologists use technology to predict severe storms such as
hurricanes. How can accurate weather prediction help save peoples life?
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3.) Explain how the formation of clouds relates to the stages of the water cycle.
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4.) Explain the role of the sun in the water cycle.


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