Question

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Building Stamina
Directions (1-18): Each question is followed by four choices. Decide which
choice is the best answer. Circle the letter of the answer you have chosen.
3 Water from a recent rainstorm
has been soaked down into
1 You see clouds that look like
pieces of fluffy white cotton.
What kind of weather can
you expect?
the grass and soil. This water
is now considered to be
A runoff
B groundwater
C precipitation
D evaporated
A rain
B fog
C sun
D snow
4 Which of the following is not
an extreme natural event?
A earthquake
B hurricane
0C snowfall
a
2 During a hard rain, a farmer's
field may become flooded
because the extra rainwater
cannot soak in. This water
is called
D tornado
A runoff
5 Weather can be described and
measured by
B groundwater
C evaporation
D precipitation
A
temperature
B wind speed and direction
C kind of precipitation
and clouds
D all of the above

Answer 1

1. A rain

you can expect light showers of rain from fluffy white clouds.

2. A runoff

surface runoff happens when a water source can no longer sufficiently rapidly i infiltrate the soil.

3. D evaporated

the water has now, over time, evaporated.

4. C snowfall

snowfall is a common weather event, not extreme.

5. D all of the above

weather can be described and measured in numerous ways, including more than the few listed