6th Grade Science Quiz Weather

______ refers to the state of the troposphere at a specific time and place.

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

• Weather

• Wind

This object causes evaporation, gives Earth energy, and drives Earth’s weather

• Moon

• Stars

• Sun

• Wind

A person who studies weather and forecast the weather is called a

• Forcaster

• Meteorologist

• Astogologist

• Scientist

Air moving in a specific direction is called

• Humidity

• Hurricanes

• Wind

• Air Pressure

Wind occurs because of

• Conduction

• Tornado

• Anemometers

• Convection

Warm air is less dense and

• Stays still

• Falls

• Rises

• Sinks

Cold air that is more dense

• stays still

• rises

• sinks

• spins

Wind vanes measure wind’s

• Speed

• Direction

• Amount

• Thickness

Anemometers measure wind’s

• Speed

• Direction

• Amount

• Thickness

A Sea breeze blows from the sea to the land because

• The water temperature is hotter than the land temperature

• The water temperature is cooler than the land temperature

• The temperature of the water and land are the same

• The water has more air pressure