Which climate zone receives strong sunlight all year?
A. tropical
B. polar
C. temperate
D. altitude
100
An example of a liquid turning into a gas is
A. rain water evaporating.
B. ice melting into water.
C. rain water turning into ice.
D. water vapor condensing.
100
Which is true of climate but not weather?
A. Climate changes from day to day.
B. Climate does not change over time.
C. Climate changes little by little over time.
D. Climate changes are caused by air masses.
100
Which instrument is used to measure the force of air pressing upon an object?
A. barometer
B. anemometer
C. thermostat
D. rain gauge
100
What makes up clouds?
A. water vapor
B. a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen
C. tiny hailstones
D. tiny water droplets or ice crystals
200
Which climate zone do we live in?
A. tropical
B. temperate
C. polar
D. equator
200
When water changes state from a gas to a liquid, it goes through
A. boiling.
B. condensation.
C. evaporation.
D. melting.
200
Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?
A. troposphere
B. stratosphere
C. mesosphere
D. thermosphere
200
A large body of air that has about the same weather factors throughout is a/an
A. air pressure
B. air mass
C. front
D. climate
200
You see fluffy clouds that extend very high in the sky. What kind of clouds are they? What kind of weather can you expect?
A. stratus, steady rain
B. cumulus, fair weather
C. cumulonimbus, thunderstorms
D. cirrus, fair weather
300
Which climate zone has very cold temperatures all through the year?
A. tropical
B. polar
C. temperate
D. equator
300
A classmate states that snow forms from rain that freezes and is carried higher into a cloud. Is the classmate correct?
A. No; this is how fog forms.
B. No; this is how hail forms.
C. No; this is how sleet forms.
D. Yes; this is how snow forms.
300
Earth's blanket is a layer of gases called the
A. mesosphere
B. atmosphere
C. greenhouse effect
D. air pressure
300
To measure wind speed, you would use a/an
A. anemometer.
B. barometer.
C. weather vane.
D. thermometer.
300
These clouds are fluffy and have flat bases. They form low in the sky. They usually mean fair weather.
A. Stratus
B. Cumulus
C. Cirrus
D. Cumulonimbus
400
Which climate zone is located around the equator?
A. tropical
B. polar
C. temperate
D. altitude
400
Bonus for everyone
Draw and lable the water cycle.
precipitation, condensation, evaporation
liquid, gas, water vapor, water droplets
400
Air is a mixture of colorless, odorless gases that surrounds Earth. Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?
A. oxygen
B. nitrogen
C. water
D. carbon dioxide
400
The place where two air masses meet is called a
A. satellite
B. front
C. prediction
D. Meteorologist
400
Different types of clouds bring pleasant weather or precipation if the form of
A. rain
B. sleet
C. snowflakes
D. all of the above
500
As you move south from the North Pole to the equator, the climate changes from
A. tropical to temperate.
B. polar to temperate to polar.
C. polar to tropical to temperate.
D. polar to temperate to tropical.
500
Which is an effect of the Sun on Earth?
A. The Sun's energy powers the rock cycle.
B. The Sun's energy causes water to evaporate.
C. The Sun's heat provides most of our electricity.
D. The Sun provides animals with energy to make food.
500
How much of Earth's surface is covered by water?
A. 1/2
B. 3/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/4
500
A cold front forms as a cold air mass meets a warm air mass. What type of weather comes with cold fronts?
A. thunderstorms
B. sprinkles
C. cloudy weather, but no rain
D. sunny day
500
Clouds that are thin, feathery clouds, made of ice crystals, that form high in the sky, and indicate fair weather are called