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What is precipitation?
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any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
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When does hail usually fall?
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usually when weather is warm on the ground
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Identify diagrams of types of fronts as a cold front, stationary front, or warm front. Pay attention to the arrows on the diagrams.
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See text page 120 and/or activity manual p. 84 to prepare for these diagrams.
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Be prepared to label diagrams of clouds as cirrus, cumulus, or stratus.
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See text page 130-131 and/or activity manual page 92 to prepare for these diagrams.
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Be able to explain the difference between a weather watch and a weather warning.
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See the two highlighted definitions on quiz 5D OR text page 134.
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Two baseball players are playing catch. When one player fails to catch the ball, it falls to the ground. How is the atmosphere like a ball that falls to toward the ground?
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Gravity pulls the atmosphere toward the earth. Gravity pulls the ball toward the earth.
**The test question is similar but with slightly different details. |
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70% of this test is covered by the highlighted information from quizzes 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D.
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Review the 4 previous quizzes for this information.
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