Unit Test- Weather and Climate

The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth or another planet; the air.

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Tornado

The average weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, over a series of years.

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Tornado

The state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time in regards to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Tornado

Falling products of condensation in the atmosphere such as rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.

• Precipitation

• Weather

• Climate

• Hurricane

Any dangerous act of nature fueled by changes in the atmosphere that put people, animals, buildings at risk.

• Weather

• Climate

• Severe Weather

• Ocean Current

Which one of the following factors does NOT affect Earth’s climate?

• Ocean Currents

• Energy from the Sun

• Elevation

• Soil Composition

A continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, temperature differences.

• Hurricane

• Ocean Currents

• Weather

• Graphs

True or False: There is more land than water on Earth’s surface.

• True

• False

True or False: Places near the poles have warmer climates than places near the equator.

• True

• False

If you start at the equator and travel north, on average the climate will get ______.

• Drier

• Cooler

• Warmer

• Wetter