Weather & Climate Unit

_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout. 

• convection current
• front
• air mass

Which statement describe parts of the water cycle and how clouds form? 1. Water evaporates from the earth's surface as it changes from a liquid to a gas. 2. Water vapor rises with rising, warm air. 3. At higher altitudes, where temperatures are cool, vapor (along with dust particles) condenses into drops of water that form clouds. 4. Low-pressure conditions also help clouds form. 

• 1 and 2
• 1, 2, 4
• 1 and 3
• all of the above

 Which of the following are used to study and forecast most weather-related events?

• Doppler radar
• satellites and satellite images
• weather maps
• all of the above

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.
• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• perspiration

Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.

• Cold, More
• Warm, Less
• Cold, Less
• Warm, More

____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.

• Cool, Less
• Warm, Less
• Cold, More
• Warm, More

The weight of air as it presses down on Earth's surface

• front
• air pressure
• air mass
• evaporation

The place where two air masses meet.

• air mass
• air pressure
• water cycle
• front