Meteorology

Climate is different than weather because

• Weather is short term, climate is over long periods of time

• Weather deals with precipitations, climate with temperature

• Climate deals with precipitations, weather with temperature

• Weather and climate are the same

The lowest layer, where weather occurs is called the ___________________________.

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

• High
• Low

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

• High
• Low

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High
• Low

Air moves toward the center of a _________ pressure system.

• High
• Low

Air moves away from the center of a _________ pressure system.

• High
• Low

Air pressure ___________________ with increasing altitude.

• Increases

• Decreases

Answer explanation

When there is LOW air pressure, there is __________ of air molecules.

• a lot

• a little bit

• none

Air that is moving is called ______________.

• coriolis

• humidity

• wind

• temperature