Weather Test

Wind that blows from the land to the sea is a _____________.

Water in the form of a gas is known as ___________.

The ____________ is the solid, rocky crust covering entire planet. It covers the entire surface of the earth.

__________ is the force exerted on a given area by the impacts of gas particles in constant motion.

The ____________ is the temperature at which water starts to condense out of a particular air mass. The __________ temperature changes only when the moisture content of the air changes. The higher the ___________, the greater the moisture content is in the air.

*Each blank will have the same answer. Choose the answer below that fits each blank.

A ___________ system is a whirling mass of warm, moist air that generally brings stormy weather with strong winds. When viewed from above, winds spiral into this center in a counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere. This system is represented as a big, red L.

The journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again is known as the ________________.

Which tool measures the amount of rain that falls over time?

A ________________system is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds. When viewed from above, winds spiral out of this system in a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere. These bring sunny skies. This system is represented as a big, blue H.

Which tool measures the temperature?

___________ are conditions that change periodically. This may include temperature, wind, moisture, cloud cover, or precipitation.

A deer drinking from a pond would be an example of the hydrosphere and biosphere working together.

Which layer of the atmosphere is just above the stratosphere? Objects from space usually burn up in this layer.

Which tool measures air pressure?

Earth has 4 layers. Which layer is the center of the Earth and is made up of iron and nickel?

An occluded front is when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.

The ____________ is the body of air which surrounds our planet. The air of our planet is 79% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.

What is a front?

What is a cold front?

What is humidity?

___________ is the movement of air.

Which of the following describes a continental tropical air mass?

_____________ is the changing of a liquid to a gas.

Which of the following describes a maritime tropical air mass?

Which layer of the atmosphere is just above the troposphere, contains the ozone layer, and is where airplanes fly?

When water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, is is called _____________.

When an airplane begins to lower to the ground, our ears pop because pressure increases as we get closer to the ground.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost layer? Space shuttles orbit in this layer.

_____________ is the amount of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth at a given time and place.

Why does wind regularly blow from the ocean towards land during the day, but reverses at night?

Earth has 4 layers. Which layer is made up of super heated lava and is found about 3,000 miles beneath Earth’s surface?

Earth has 4 layers. Which layer is made of super heated rock and makes up about 85% of the Earth’s weight?

_____________ is the amount of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth at a given time and place.

Which tool shows which way the wind is blowing?

________________ occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore.  The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

The four layers of the atmosphere are the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust.

A meteorologists studies weather patterns.

Earth has 4 layers. Which layer of the Earth has about 10 miles of rock and loose material?

Which layer of the atmosphere do humans live in? Weather occurs in this layer.

Which tool measures the speed of the wind?

What is a warm front?

The _____________ is composed of all living organisms. This includes animals, plants, and one celled organisms.

____________ is the state of the Earth's troposphere at any given time.

Which of the following describes a continental polar air mass?

The _____________ consists of all the water on or near the surface of the earth. This includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, and moisture in the air.