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Weather and Climate Exam
Contribució de: Foster
  • 1. Weather and climate refer to conditions
A) in empty space
B) in the core of the Earth
C) in the air
D) inside a science lab
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a type of weather condition?
A) tornado
B) hurricane
C) thunderstorm
D) desert
  • 3. The climate of a desert is usually -
A) rainy and humid
B) hot and dry
C) wet and cold
D) dark and wet
  • 4. Water vapor in the air is called -
A) air pressure
B) temperature
C) lightning
D) humidity
  • 5. Water vapor in the air can condense and form -
A) lightning
B) air
C) sunlight
D) clouds
  • 6. What causes water vapor in the air to condense?
A) a cooler temperature
B) nimbus clouds
C) gravity
D) rain
  • 7. Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation?
A) hail
B) rain
C) snow
D) clouds
  • 8. The tiny droplets of water that form clouds fall to the Earth due to the force of -
A) magnetic power
B) gravity
C) solar energy
D) sound
  • 9. Lightning is -
A) strong wind
B) an electrical charge released into the atmosphere
C) energy from the sun
D) a loud noise in the atmosphere
  • 10. Hurricanes form over the -
A) ocean
B) desert
C) clouds
D) forest
  • 11. A heavy snowstorm is called a -
A) thunderstorm
B) hurricane
C) tornado
D) blizzard
  • 12. Which scientific tool is used to measure air pressure?
A) barometer
B) graduated cylinder
C) balance scale
D) rain gauge
  • 13. Air pressure means
A) the amount of precipitation in a certain area
B) the type of clouds in the atmosphere
C) the amount of water vapor in the air
D) the weight of the air pressing on everything in the environment
  • 14. What does the word front mean?
A) a large bubble of air
B) the place where it is raining
C) the type of weather in a place
D) the place where one air mass meets another
  • 15. The term air mass means -
A) a large pocket of air
B) the force of wind
C) a type of weather map
D) the place where air changes mass
  • 16. The word climate means -
A) a description of an ecosystem
B) the amount of air pressure on a certain day
C) the usual weather in a place
D) condensation in the atmosphere
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