Water Cycle
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth and contains most of the weather phenomena, such as clouds and rain?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
What is Troposphere?
The whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth is called?
What is Atmosphere?
Water that changes from a liquid to a gas is called?
Large body of air w/same temperature and humidity is called?
What is Air Mass?
What are air masses described as?
a. Small sections of the upper troposphere with different weather
b. Large sections of the lower troposphere with the same weather
c. Small sections of the lower stratosphere with changing weather
d. Large sections of the mesosphere with varying weather
What is (B)? Large sections of the lower troposphere with the same weather.
What is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
What is Nitrogen?
Boundary between 2 air masses is called?
What is Front?
Which type of front is associated with strong to violent thunderstorms?
a. Warm front
b. Stationary front
c. High Pressure System
d. Cold front
Cool, dense air sinking → Happy weather is called?
What is High Pressure?
Where are the doldrums located and what causes them?
a. Near the North Pole due to ice melting
b. Near the equator due to the convergence of warm air
c. In the desert regions due to high pressure systems
d. In the Southern Hemisphere due to volcanic activity
What is (B)? Near the equator due to the convergence of warm air.
What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water droplets?
a. Sublimation
b. Condensation
c. Melting
d. Freezing
What is Condensation (B)?
The process of water movement through a plant is called?
What is Transpiration?
What role do clouds play in the circulation of freshwater on Earth's surface?
a. They prevent water flow
b. They absorb water
c. They store water in the atmosphere until precipitation occurs.
d. They help in the renewal of freshwater
What is (C)? They store water in the atmosphere until precipitation occurs.
A science that deals with the atmosphere and with weather is called?
What is Meteorologist?
Where do continental polar air masses originate from?
a. Over the oceans
b. From the polar regions
c. Near the equator
d. From the mountains
What is (B)? From the Polar Regions
Which of the following statements correctly describes how components of Earth's atmosphere are involved in everyday processes?
A) Nitrogen in the atmosphere is directly involved in photosynthesis in plants.
B).Water vapor in the atmosphere is unrelated to weather patterns and precipitation.
C).Oxygen in the atmosphere is essential for the respiration process in living organisms.
D) Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has no impact on the greenhouse effect or global warming.
What is Oxygen (D)?
An instrument that is used to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather is called?
What is Barometer?
Water that changes from a gas to a liquid is called?
What is Condensation?
The movement of heat or electricity through something (such as metal or water) is called?
What is Conduction?
What effect does the Coriolis Effect have on the formation of global winds?
a. It speeds up the wind patterns
b. It causes wind to blow directly from north to south
c. It deflects the winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
d. It creates calm areas with no wind
What is (C)? It deflects the winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
Put the Layers of the Atmosphere in Order. From Space to Earth
What is
Exosphere?
Thermosphere?
Mesosphere?
Stratosphere?
Troposphere?
The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things is called?
What is Water Cycle?
What weather patterns can students predict based on clouds?
a. Changes in air pressure
b. Rainfall
c. Snowstorms
d. Tornadoes
What is (B)? Rainfall
The height of something above the level of the sea (mountain) is called?
What is Altitude?
How do isobars help in understanding pressure patterns?
a. They indicate the presence of aliens
b. They make pressure patterns easier to see
c. They predict earthquakes
d. They have no impact on weather
What is (B)? They make pressure patterns easier to see