Weather Quiz

The factors that cause weather include heat, air pressure, wind, and ________.

• Temperature

• Elevation

• Moisture

• Storms

Most of the heat energy in the Earth’s atmosphere is transferred by ________.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Ultra violet rays

A powerful storm that forms over tropical oceans is called a ________.

• Thunderstorm

• tornado

• hurricane

• Blizzard

Fair weather clouds that may develop into storm clouds ________.

• Cumulus clouds

• Stratus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

• nimbostratus

If the statement is true, write "true". If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true. Air pressure increases at higher elevations.

If the statement is true, write "true". If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.

A front that forms when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and no movement occurs is called a warm front.

If the statement is true, write "true". If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.

When cirrus clouds form close to the ground, the result is ground fog.

If the statement is true, write "true". If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make the statement true.

The Coriolis effect causes all winds in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What phenomenon causes the 'Greenhouse Effect'?

• Ozone depletion

• Global warming

• Trapping of heat by atmospheric gases

• Deforestation