Weather Vocabulary Review

What does a meteorologist do?

• predict the water cycle

• predict weather

• predict directions to travel

• predict ozone layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What layer does weather take place in the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Atmosphere

• Troposphere

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An _____________________ is when large bodies of air have similar temperatures and amounts of moisture.

• effect from the ozone

• forecast

• atmosphere

• air mass

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Wind is caused by ___________________ heating and cooling of the Earth.

• air

• even

• uneven

• Troposphere

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Where do the layers of gases surround in the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Mars

• Earth

A ______________ is where two air masses of different characteristics meet.

• rotation

• front

• wind pattern

• forecast

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Predicting the weather is considered a _____________________.

• forecast

• guess

• front

• wind pattern

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Condensation is when water vapor cools and turn back into ________________________.

• air masses

• wind patterns

• liquid water

• water droplets

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What does water turn into during evaporation when it is heated?

• water droplets

• water vapor

• a gas

• liquid water

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The circulation of warm and cold air heating your house is __________________________________.

• convection

• condensation

• radiation

• conduction

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