Weather, Climate, Water Cycle Quiz

What is happening where the cold air meets the warm air with high humidity?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Neutralization

• Transpiration

As air rises from the Earth into the atmosphere (troposphere), its: 

• Temperature remains the same, pressure decreases.

• Temperature increases, pressure decreases.

• Temperature decreases, pressure decreases.

• Temperature decreases, pressure increases.

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen 

• Water vapor

What atmospheric factor causes dampness?

• Wind

• Cumulus clouds

• Barometric pressure

• Humidity

Water that falls to the ground in the form of ice, sleet, rain or snow is called:

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

Which is the best instrument to determine if there will be clear or cloudy skies?

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What are the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate

• temperature

• elevation

• precipitation

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a line where hot and cold air are separating

• a line where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

What symbol is this?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere