Atmosphere and Meteorology

What is Meteorology?

• The study of weather

• the study of the atmosphere

• the study of the weather and atmosphere

• the study of gases

Answer explanation

Meteorology is the study of the weather and the atmosphere.

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Who are meteorologist?

• people who study the earth

• people who study weather

• scientist who study and measure weather conditions

• scientist who experiment on weather

Answer explanation

Meteorologist are seen on the weather channel and the news talking about the weather conditions.

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Meteorologist develop tools for measuring what kind of weather conditions? (choose two answers)

• screw driver

• wind speed

• hammer

• air temperature

Answer explanation

Meteorologist measures wind speed with an Anemometer and air temperature with thermometers.

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How do meteorologist predict the weather?

• they take a guess

• they look at the sky

• they use the information from weather instruments

• they ask someone

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What is the earth's atmosphere?

• the earth core

• the people on the earth

• the air that surrounds the earth

• the ocean resources

Answer explanation

The Earth atmosphere's is the air that surrounds the earth.

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What is the atmosphere made up of?

(choose three answers)

• gases

• trees

• liquids

• solids

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Were do weather takes place ?

• in the highest layer

• in the world

• in the sky

• in the lowest layer

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How many layers do we have in the earths atmosphere?

• 8

• 10

• 1

• 5

Answer explanation

There are 5 layers in the earth's atmosphere. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.