Climate and Weather Quiz

Which term refers to the average weather conditions in a certain place over a LONG period of time?

• Climate

• Temperature

• Forecast

• Wind speed

What is the name of the constant movement/cycle of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

• Water cycle
• Water Revolution

• Water Transformation

• Water Evolution

What is the process by which water evaporates from Earth's surface into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is the term for water falling from the sky in any form (rain, snow, sleet, or hail)?

• Humidity

• Drought

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What is the name for water that falls from clouds toward the Earth's surface?

• Rotation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What is the process by which water condenses together into clouds?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is the process by which the water that doesn’t absorb into the ground, runs into rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run-Off

Stratus and cirrus are types of:

• Rainbows

• Clouds

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

What cloud or clouds bring good weather?

• Cumulus + cirrus

• Stratus, nimbus, and stratocumulus

• Cumulonimbus

What cloud or clouds brings rain?

• Cumulus + cirrus

• Stratus, nimbus, and stratocumulus

• Cumulonimbus