What makes weather?
Temperature
Wind and climate
Rain and snow
Weather and climate
100

A blanket of air surrounding Earth's surface

a. cirrus

b. atmosphere

c. humidity

b. atmosphere

100

What heats the Earth's surface

The sun

100

This tool shows the wind's direction and speed

a. anemometer

b. wind vane

c. wind sock

c. wind sock

100

Rain and snow are forms of

a. precipitation

b. wind

c. atmosphere

a. precipitation

100

This is an area with a dry climate

desert

200

Moving air in Earth's atmosphere

wind

200

Temperatures at night ___________ compared to the daytime. 

a. are higher

b. change faster

c. are lower

c. are lower

200

This is a climate that is very cold

a. tropical climate

b. polar climate

c. temperate climate

b. polar climate

200

What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that falls?

a. barometer

b. rain guage

c. rain scale

b. rain guage

200

This type of feathery cloud is seen on a nice day


a. nimbus

b. cumulus

c. cirrus

a. nimbus

300

This is a graph of rainfall in San Francisco. During which season would it be MOST important to pack an umbrella.

a. spring

b. summer

c. fall

d. winter

d. winter

300

This is a tool used to measure temperature

a. thermometer

b. barometer

c. anemometer

a. thermometer

300


A arrow on a wind vane shows us the direction the wind is...

a. coming from

b. going in

c. rising up

a. coming from

300

When liquid water turns into water vapor, it is called

a. precipitation

b. run-off

c. evaporation

c. evaporation

300

This type of cloud is most likely to bring rain

a. nimbus

b. cumulus

c. cirrus

a. nimbus

400

These are created from tiny droplets of water

clouds

400

Temperature is measured using these two scales

(Hint: One starts with a C and one starts with an F)

Celsius and Fahrenheit

400

This climate typically has all four seasons

a. tropical climate

b. polar climate

c. temperate climate

c. temperate climate

400

This happens not enough rain falls for a long period of time

Drought

400

This type of white, puffy cloud is also seen on a nice day

a. nimbus

b. cumulus

c. cirrus

b. cumulus

500

This is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

a. wind

b. humidity

c. sleet

d. condensation

b. humidity

500

The warmest temperatures are near the ___________ of Earth.

(Hint: This is an invisible line across the middle of our Earth)

Equator

500

This tool is used to measure the speed of the wind

a. spring scale

b. wind vane

c. anemometer

d. thermometer

c. anemometer

500

This is the process of water vapor turning back into liquid water

a. precipitation

b. run-off

c. evaporation

d. condensation

d. condensation

500

The edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air is called a

a. cold front

b. air bubble

c. climate change

a. cold front

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