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