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.