Investigating God's World Test 8 Review

The basic cause of all weather is the sun.

• True

• False

Scientists who study the weather are called meteorologists.

• True

• False

The imaginary line running through the earth from North Pole to South Pole is the equator.

• True

• False

• axis

The air that we live in receives most of its warmth from the sun.

• True

• False

• ground

Different seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth’s axis.

• True

• False

Winds are produced by temperature differences on the earth.

• True

• False

Warm air is heavier than cool air.

• True

• False

• lighter

The earth’s surface spins at over 1,000 miles per hour.

• True

• False

Use the terms listed below to label the wind systems on the diagram of the earth.

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is the __________ of the air.