WorksheetsWeather and Climate
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which layer in the atmosphere is the lowest layer that stretches to earths surface?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
What is the exosphere?
the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium.
the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).
the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere
the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
What is radiation?
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
the state or quality of being humid.
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
Convection
Conduction
what is the definition for land breeze
the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea, especially during the day owing to the relative warmth of the land.
a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
wind
humidty
none
What is weathering?
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
What is happening in the picture?
humidity
Dew point
sea breeze
land breeze
True or False: convection is the movement of a liquid by its tendency to get hotter making the fluid less dense and causing it to rise
True
False
True or false: Latitude with an imaginary line that goes from the North to the south pole.
True
False
What is a barometer?
an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas.
an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
None
the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
Global Wind Belt
Air Mass
Altitude
None
True or false: climate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
False
True
What is the High-Pressure System
frequently associated with light winds at the surface and subsidence through the lower portion of the troposphere. In general, subsidence will dry out an air mass by adiabatic or compression heating. typically brings clear skies.
the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.
None
the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense
precipitation
humidity
Relative Humidity
Dew Point
What is precipitation?
the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
None
What is happening in the picture?
air mass
global wind belt
front
None
True or false: the green-house effect is when the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
False
True
What is happening in this picture?
global wind belt
wind
climate
wind-chill factor
Low depression or cyclone is a region on the topographic map where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations.
low pressure system
high pressure system
None
What is relative humidity?
the state or quality of being humid.
the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.
the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution
None
What is happening in the picture?
high pressure system
low pressure system
air pressure
None
the state or quality of being humid.
humidity
relative humidity
None
What is longitude?
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
None
What is in the picture?
Barometer
Wind
Anemometer
