Chapter 6: Weather Quiz

What holds the sun's heat close to Earth?

• gravity
• the atmosphere
• clouds
• weight of air

In which level of the atmosphere does weather take place?

• stratosphere
• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere

Describe the Greenhouse Effect.

• Glass walls and roof keep heat in.
• The process by which heat from the Sun builds up and is trapped by Earth's atmosphere.
• The weight of air presses down on Earth's surface.

What is weather?

• Temperature, humidity, and air pressure over a long period of time.
• Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
• How cold it is outside.
• The change in temperature from morning to night.

Air is mostly made up of....

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• helium
• nothing

When do clouds form during the water cycle?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• accumulation

When do clouds form during the water cycle?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• accumulation

Which is not a form of precipitation?

• sleet
• snow
• hail
• puddle

Rain that freezes as it falls is called

• hail
• sleet
• rain
• snow

How does climate change with altitude?

• It gets colder.
• It gets warmer.
• It gets sunnier.
• It gets cloudier.