Weather, Climate, Water Cycle Quiz

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

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Neutralization

• Transpiration

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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

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

• Accumulation

• Precipitation
• Infiltration
• Evaporation

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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

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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

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What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

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