Weather and Climate Quiz

The condition of the air is called ____.

• Weather
• Atmosphere

• Condensation

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Ice that falls during some thunderstorms is called ____.

• Sleet

• Hail

• Rain

Answer explanation

What does a meteorologist study?

• Weather
• Climate

• Atmosphere

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Beads of frozen rain are called ____.

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

Answer explanation

The atmosphere that keeps heat from the Earth from escaping back into space is called ____.

• Climate

• Frigid Zone

• Greenhouse Effect

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The sun’s heat energy changes water into a gas called ____.

• Atmosphere

• Condensation

• Water Vapor

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🌀 A (a)   is a windstorm often called a twister.

🌀 Electricity that jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the Earth is (b)   .

🌀 Moving air is called (c)   .

🌀 The sound that follows lightning is (d)   .

🌀 "To soak up" means (e)   .

• tornado

• lightning

• wind

• thunder

• absorb

• hurricane

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Match each word to its correct definition.

• Frigid zone

• Climate area that is always cold

• Climate

• Weather conditions that an area receives over time

• Air pressure

• Water changing from water vapor to liquid

• Condensation

• Weight of air

• Snowflakes

• Formed when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze

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The layer of air that surrounds the Earth is called ____.

• Atmosphere

• Climate

• Frigid Zone

Whirling windstorms that form over warm oceans are (a)   .

• tornadoes

• thunderstorms

• hurricanes

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