Water Cycle
Atmosphere and Air Pressure
Clouds
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True or False
100

The Sun continually turns ocean water into vapor through the process of 

evaporation

100

As altitude increases, air pressure _________.

decreases 

100

Name the 3 types of clouds

cumulus,stratus,cirrus

100

The position of the Sun directly affects the angle of 

insolation

100
Air that moves vertically is called wind.

False

Wind moves horizontally

200

Water droplets may form on the outside of a glass of water as a result of 

condensation

200

The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it is _________. 

Air pressure 

200

Clouds that form in blanket like layers are known as _________.

stratus
200

What instrument do you use to determine which direction the wind is blowing? 

weather vane

200

The layer closest to the Earth's surface is the troposphere.

True

300

The changing of a liquid into a gas is called 

evaporation

300

Almost all of the air we breather is made up of oxygen and 

nitrogen

300

A cloud that looks puffy but has a flat bottom

Cumulus

300

To measure wind speed, you use a ______________. 

anemometer

300

Relative humidity is the comparison of condensation and water vapor.

Relative humidity is the comparison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air could hold at a given temperature. 

400

List the four types of precipitation 

rain,snow,sleet, hail

400
Air pressure is measured using what instrument? 

barometer

400

High altitude clouds that are feather like are 

cirrus clouds 

400

Water evaporates faster when

a. temperatures are colder

b.temperatures are warmer

c.air is saturated

d.humidity is high

B. temperatures are warmer 

400

A sea breeze blows from the land toward the sea. 

False:

A sea breeze blows from the sea toward the land. 

500

The leaves of plants release water vapor into the air through

transpiration

500

List the four different atmospheres in order from closest to the ground to furthest away. 

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

500

What are clouds  made from? 

ice crystals

500

Air that rises is called a(n)

updraft

500

Stratus Clouds form in blanketlike layers. 

True

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