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Weather Conditions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air that surrounds our planet...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

2.

Air particles pressing down on a surface

a)

humidity

b)

air pressure

c)

air mass

3.

Layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth...

a)

barometer

b)

troposphere

c)

stratosphere

4.

Layer of atmosphere just above most weather...

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

stratosphere

5.

Describes how heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere to warm Earth...

a)

humidity

b)

front

c)

greenhouse effect

6.

large body of air that has moisture content and temperature similar to the water or land over which it formed...

a)

air mass

b)

stratus

c)

hygrometer

7.

border formed where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet...

a)

air pressure

b)

cumulus

c)

front

8.

instrument that measures air pressure...

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

barometer

c)

troposphere

9.

Instrument that measures humidity...

a)

hygrometer

b)

barometer

10.

amount of water vapor in the air...

a)

air mass

b)

stratus

c)

humidity

11.

thin, wispy clouds at high altitudes...

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

greenhouse effect

12.

dark, towering clouds that bring heavy rain...

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

13.

thick, gray clouds near Earth's surface...

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

hygrometer

14.

Puffy, white clouds at middle altitudes...

a)

Cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

15.

What are two properties that can be used to describe air masses?

a)

Temperature and moisture

b)

wind speed and weight

c)

air pressure and wind speed

16.

In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur...

a)

Troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

17.

The cloud type that usually brings heavy rain is...

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

cumolonimbus

18.

Warm air is...

a)

forced upward by cooler air and exerts low pressure

b)

forced downward by hot air