Q1 major 1 cycles and weather.docx

***Quarter 1, Major 1 (Water Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Weather/Climate)*** Is it **[weathe]r** or **[climate]**? Circle one 1. The sun is shining and the sky is clear. It is the perfect day to hangout at the beach. (weather or climate) 2. The clouds seem to be moving quickly, and the wind...

***Quarter 1, Major 1 (Water Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, Weather/Climate)*** Is it **[weathe]r** or **[climate]**? Circle one 1. The sun is shining and the sky is clear. It is the perfect day to hangout at the beach. (weather or climate) 2. The clouds seem to be moving quickly, and the wind has started to blow harder. (weather or climate) 3. Mobile gets about 66 inches of rain a year. (weather or climate) 4. You want to go on a bike ride, but you decide to go outside to check for dark clouds. (weather or climate) 5. **[What are air pressure, wind, cloud cover, precipitation, and temperature called]**? - elements of weather elevation pressure elementary aspects elements of the water cycle 6. **[What is a person who studies weather patterns in an attempt to predict weather]**? - Meteorologist - seismologist - astronomer - climatologist   7. **What air mass is formed over the ocean near the equator?** Continental tropical Continental polar Maritime tropical Maritime polar 8. Which front brings **[several days of steady rain or snow]** into an area? A diagram of different colors 9. **A weather \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the boundary between two air masses?** Mass Front Boundary 10. Which front forms when a **[warmer air mass moves toward a cooler air mass.]**  11. **[The nitrogen cycle]** shows us how **[nitrogen]** moves among plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere, and the soil. True False A diagram of a horse and trees Description automatically generated 12. Near which city is the **[HIGH pressure system]** located? - Atlanta - Dallas - Chicago - Alabama  13. What process of the water cycle **[adds moisture]** back into the atmosphere? Condensation Evaporation Precipitation 14. **[What process in the water cycle returns water to the Earth\'s surface?]** Condensation Evaporation Precipitation Run off