Water in the Atmosphere

Water in the Atmosphere

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Multiple Select

Weather includes the current conditions of the atmosphere including

• temperature

• humidity

• precipitation

• wind

• visibility

Multiple Choice

True or False: More water vapor can be held in the air when the air temperature is higher.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Clouds form when water vapor condenses

• at a certain altitude

• around a particle of dust

• at freezing temperatures

Multiple Choice

Which type of cloud forms high in the atmosphere and can be made up of ice crystals?

• cummulus

• stratus

• cirrus

Multiple Choice

Which type of precipitation forms when rain falls through a layer of freezing temperatures?

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• snow

Multiple Choice

Which type of precipitation forms when water vapor sublimates, and becomes solid ice crystals?

• rain

• sleet

• snow

• hail

Multiple Choice

Which type of precipitation occurs when air vapor condenses to liquid water and falls to the ground?

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• snow

Multiple Choice

Which type of precipitation increases in size as it is carried into freezing temperatures by a cloud's updrafts?

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• snow

Open Ended

What do you think is the difference between weather and climate?