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1
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What is the name of the study of weather

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Meteorology

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2
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True or False: Weather is the day to day conditions in the atmosphere

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True

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3
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Is rainfall an element of weather

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No

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4
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How do you measure cloud cover

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Oktas (with your eyes)

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5
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What cloud is wispy and white, carries ice crystals, i am light and i am high up in the sky

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Cirrus

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6
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True or False: stratus is a big puffy cloud

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False

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7
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What weather type is maritime

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Wet

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8
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What weather type is polar

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Cold

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9
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What weather type is tropical

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Warm

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10
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What weather type is continental

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Dry

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11
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Is soil biotic

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No

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12
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Are bears biotic

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Yes

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13
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Is a desert cactus abiotic

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No

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14
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What does biotic mean

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Living

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15
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Is the sun living

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No

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16
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What do omnivores eat

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Meat and vegtables

17
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True or False: carnivores eat only vegetables

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True

18
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Does this food chain make sense - Grass - worm - rabbit - wolf

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Yes

19
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What is an ecosystem

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A community of living and non living things

20
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What is used to measure heat

A

Thermometer

21
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How many layers does the atmosphere have

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5

22
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What is the bottom layer in the atmosphere

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Troposphere

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What is the second layer in the atmosphere

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Stratosphere

24
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What is the middle layer of gas in the atmosphere

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Mesosphere

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What is the 4th layer of the atmosphere

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Thermosphere

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What is the top layer of the atmosphere

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Exosphere