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Why is the National Weather Service located in the Department of Commerce?
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Hurricane Irene in 2011 marked the 10th billion dollar weather event of the year.
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A 6th grader and a researcher at a University each conduct a science project. What are the similarities between the two?
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Both try to explain observations.
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A good hypothesis should be able to what?
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Be tested with an experiment.
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What is a potential impact from a disastrous weather event?
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Economic boost in another area.
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What is the scientific method used to do?
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Ensure that other scientists can replicate a scientific study.
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The presence of weather proverbs demonstrates what?
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Human desire to make weather forecasts.
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What is a well-formulated question in science?
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A question for which the scientific method can be used to advance our understanding.
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What is meteorology?
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The scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and the phenomena that occur within it.
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What is the scientific method?
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A process fundamental to scientific investigation and the acquisition of new knowledge.
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In the word meteorology, the word meteor refers to hydrometeors. Hydrometeors are composed of what?
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Water.
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What is weather?
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The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
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What is the National Weather Service?
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The official voice of the U.S. government for issuing weather forecasts, watches, and warnings.
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The height of the tropopause is lower over the poles than over the equator because?
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Cold air causes the air molecules to compress over the poles.
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If sufficient moisture is present in the atmosphere, when does a cloud form?
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When air rises due to surface heating.
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What two criteria are clouds classified on?
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Shape and height
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