Weather and Climate Quiz

What is the current condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall called?

• Humidity

• Weather

• Climate Zone

• Biomes

What is the amount of water vapor in the air known as?

• Rain

• Snow

• Humidity

• Hail

What is the term for moisture from the atmosphere that falls to the earth in droplets?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

• Hail

What is the constant movement of water throughout the land, air, oceans, and living things called?

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

• Runoff

What is the physical change in matter from gas to a liquid called?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

What measures wind direction?

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Wind Vane

• Hygrometer

What is a climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures?

• Polar Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Tundra

Complete the following sentences

1. ​ (a)   affects atmospheric conditions.

2. Atmospheric conditions ​ (b)   from one place to another.

3. Scientist who study weather are ​ (c)   .

4. Meteorogists ​ (d)   what the atmospheric conditions will be.

• temperature
• change
• meteorologists
• predict
• weather
• atmosphere

What is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees that receives a high amount of rainfall called?

• Grassland

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Wetland

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves?

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation