Weather

How is weather different from climate?

• Weather is over a period of time and climate is outside now.

• Climate is predictable but weather is not.

• Weather is what is happening now; climate is over a period of time

• Weather is wet and climate is dry

The blanket of gasses around the Earth is called the

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• magnosphere

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

The layer of the atmosphere nearest the Earth's crust is called the

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• ionosphere

• troposphere

The layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located is the

• Mesosphere

• atmosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

The part of the atmosphere where weather happens is called the

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

The coldest part of the atmosphere is called the

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

The instrument used to measure air pressure is called a

• thermometer

• barometer

• hydrometer

• hygrometer

An instrument used to measure temperature is called a

• barometer

• hygrometer

• thermometer

• hygrometer

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called

• a hygrometer

• hydrotherm

• humidity

• water vapor