Weather & water review

What is the best description of our atmosphere?

• A blanket of dirt covering Earth.

• A blanket of water surrounding Earth.

• A blanket of air surrounding Earth.

• A blanket of rocks covering the Earth.

Which way does moving air flow?

• Low to high.

• High to low.

Where does our weather happen?

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

Which type of pressure brings fair weather?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

Which type of pressure brings stormy weather?

• High pressure.

• Low pressure.

What is the basic explanation for a cloud to form?

• They drop out of the sky from the thermosphere.

• Air sinks in a high pressure system and warms into a cloud.

• Rain melts into clouds.

• Air rises in a low pressure system and cools into a cloud.

Which way do high pressure systems spin?

• Clockwise

• Counter-clockwise

Which way do low pressure systems spin?

• Clockwise

• Counter-clockwise

Which pressure system has air flowing OUTWARD (away) from the center?

• Low pressure.

• High pressure.

• Inert pressure.

What do you think air pressure has to do with weather?

• Air moves from place to place.

• Air is still and never moves.

• Air pressure is always the same.