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WorksheetsWeather Conditions
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Air that surrounds our planet...
Atmosphere
Cirrus
Cumulus
Air particles pressing down on a surface
humidity
air pressure
air mass
Layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth...
barometer
troposphere
stratosphere
Layer of atmosphere just above most weather...
atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
Describes how heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere to warm Earth...
humidity
front
greenhouse effect
large body of air that has moisture content and temperature similar to the water or land over which it formed...
air mass
stratus
hygrometer
border formed where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet...
air pressure
cumulus
front
instrument that measures air pressure...
cumulonimbus
barometer
troposphere
Instrument that measures humidity...
hygrometer
barometer
amount of water vapor in the air...
air mass
stratus
humidity
thin, wispy clouds at high altitudes...
cirrus
stratus
greenhouse effect
dark, towering clouds that bring heavy rain...
cumulonimbus
cirrus
stratus
thick, gray clouds near Earth's surface...
cirrus
stratus
hygrometer
Puffy, white clouds at middle altitudes...
Cumulus
stratus
cirrus
What are two properties that can be used to describe air masses?
Temperature and moisture
wind speed and weight
air pressure and wind speed
In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur...
Troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
The cloud type that usually brings heavy rain is...
cirrus
cumulus
cumolonimbus
Warm air is...
forced upward by cooler air and exerts low pressure
forced downward by hot air
