Weather Quiz

What is a Cirrus Cloud?

• Thick Cloud

• High Could

• Low Cloud

• Thin Cloud

The layers of air above and around Earth

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

A body of air in the atmosphere that has mostly constant temperature, humidity, and pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• atmosphere

• weather

• air mass

When these masses of cooler, denser air and warmer, lighter air move, it is called __________.

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

Even in the winter, the Sun's energy heats the land faster than the ocean nearby, which causes changes in _______

• air

• air pressure

• ocean

• wind

• climate

• High Air Pressure
• High Temperatures
• Heavy Rain
• Hail

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

The temperature at which water vapor condenses is the 

• relative humidity
• humidity
• freezing point
• dew point

This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined

• cirrus cloud
• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

Which of these is NOT a way in which clouds affect climate?

• clouds cool Earth's surface
• clouds warm Earth's surface
• clouds deliver precipitation
• clouds block all harmful radiation