Weather and Atmospheric Phenomena Quiz

What is the process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid?

• Convection

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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What is the movement and exchange of water between Earth’s land, atmosphere, and oceans called?

• Sea breeze

• Convection current

• Coriolis effect

• Water cycle

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What is the force that attracts opposites towards Earth?

• Air pressure

• Convection

• Gravity

• Coriolis effect

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What is a measure of how hot or cold a material is?

• Wind

• Dew point

• Temperature

• Air pressure

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What is a body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout called?

• Cloud

• Unstable air mass

• Air mass

• Stable air mass

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What is the gaseous form of water known as?

• Water vapor

• Dew point

• Precipitation

• Cloud

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What is the atmospheric temperature at which water droplets condense, forming dew?

• Temperature

• Dew point

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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What is an area of air that has a higher temperature than the air that surrounds it called?

• Stable air mass

• Air mass

• Convection current

• Unstable air mass

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What is the weight of air referred to as?

• Air pressure

• Wind

• Temperature

• Gravity

What is the thick blanket of gases that surrounds Earth called?

• Atmosphere

• Convection

• Air mass

• Cloud

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