Weather and Climate Quiz

What is the term used to describe the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and wind?

• climate

• humidity

• weather

• barometer

What is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area?

• humidity

• precipitation

• temperature

• climate

What is the process by which water evaporates from the Earth's surface, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into clouds, and falls back to the surface as precipitation?

• Evaporation cycle

• Water cycle

• Rain cycle

• Cloud cycle

What are the natural features of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plains?

• Emotional features

• Physical features

• Metaphysical features

• Artificial features

What is the term for a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout?

• air mass

• climate zone

• atmospheric layer

• wind tunnel

What is the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period of time?

• Climate

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Elevation

What is the process by which water from the Earth's surface enters the atmosphere as water vapor?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

What are the different types of clouds that are formed at different altitudes and have different appearances?

• Red, blue, green, and yellow clouds

• Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma clouds

• Cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus clouds

• Morning, afternoon, evening, and night clouds

What are the large-scale atmospheric patterns that influence weather and climate in a particular region?

• Ocean currents

• Teleconnections

• Wind patterns

• Local vegetation

What are the different types of land formations that are created by natural processes such as erosion and deposition?

• Skyscrapers, highways, bridges, tunnels

• Oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds

• Deserts, forests, grasslands, tundras

• Mountains, valleys, canyons, plateaus, and deltas