Weather Pattern Glossary quiz

1.What is air parcel?

• The force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere
• An amount of air that moves as a unit
• The mixture of gases surrounding a planet

2. Humidity is a measure of how much water vapor is in the air.

• True
• False

3. What is forensics?

• The study of mysterious dead bodies.
• Something we observe that is mysterious.
• Scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand mystery.

4. What is Troposphere?

• The movement of air in a particular direction.
• The scientific study of weather.
• The layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth where weather happens.

5. What is Condensation?

• The process by which a gas changes into liquid.
• The process by which a liquid changes into gas.
• The measure of gas and liquid

6. What is Evaporation?

• The process by which a gas changes into liquid.
• The process by which a liquid changes into gas.
• The measure of gas and liquid

7. Meteorology is the study of what?

• Clouds
• Rain
• Snow
• Weather

8. The movement of air in a particular direction is called:

• water vapor
• source
• wind

9. Which one is not precipitation

• rain
• sleet
• wind
• snow

10. What is humidity?

• Liquid water droplets suspended in the air.
• A measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
• The process by which gas turn into liquid.