Weather & Atmosphere Review

Which of the following could describe weather?

• It is raining.

• It is cloudy outside.

• The wind is very strong.

• All of the Above

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather describes the short term condition of the atmosphere, while climate describes long term patterns.

• Weather happens in your state. Climate happens in your country.

• Weather includes winds and rainfall. Climate only includes temperature.

• Weather can be predicted, but climate cannot.

The water on the Earth moves from place to place.

• True

• False

Water can either be a solid or liquid, but not a gas.

• True

• False

The total amount of water on Earth has stayed the same throughout the history of the world.

• True

• False

Some parts of the world receive more precipitation than others.

• True

• False

The air above Earth's surface is MOSTLY made of

• nothing, except clouds.

• gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and water vapor.

• tiny particles of pollution.

• space.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Temperature in the atmosphere gets hotter as it gets closer to the sun.

• The air pressure increases as you go up in the atmosphere.

• Temperature and air pressure are different at different layers of the atmosphere.

• Temperature drops in every layer of Earth's atmosphere.

Earth's water cycle is powered by

• the sun's energy.

• ocean currents.

• clouds colliding in the atmosphere.

• changing states of water.

Clouds can affect climate by

• reflecting the sun's rays back into space.

• colliding with other clouds.

• holding in heat like a blanket.

• none of the above.