Weather

The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is the

• atomosphere

• altitude

• weather

• air mass

Air has which three main gases in it?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• helium

• oxygen

• carbon monoxide

Air pressure is

• the weight of the air

• the speed of the air

• the height of the air

• the direction of the air

The measurement of the distance above sea level is called

• barometer

• anonometer

• altitude

• air pressure

Weather is the condition of the ___________________ at any moment in time.

• precipitation

• altitude

• atmosphere

• air pressure

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Moving air is called

• local winds

• global winds

• fronts

• wind

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A body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture is called

• front

• air mass

• local wind

• global wind

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The boundary where two unlike air masses meet is called

• front

• anemometer

• air pressure

• air mass

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These move in large, circular belts around the earth and are called

• precipitation

• global winds

• fronts

• air masses

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These are influenced by temperature changes in a small area and are called

• local winds

• weather

• precipitation

• humidity

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