true or false? air pressure is lower on mountains than in valleys
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WeatherQuiz Show
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Air pressure is lower on mountains than in valleys.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
A barometer measures wind speed.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth is the troposphere.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Water freezes at 0 C or 32 F.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Water boils at 100 C or 212 F.
What the air is like at a given time and place is called ____.
weather
When air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure, the moving air is called _____.
wind
The air around Earth is a mixture of gases and dust called the
atmosphere
The _____ of something measures how hot or cold it is.
temperature
The force of air pushing down on Earth is called _____.
air pressure
The ____ is the never-ending path water takes between Earth and the atmosphere.
water cycle
When the sun heats the water in the ocean and on land, it turns into a gas called ____.
water vapor
The changing of water into a gas is
called evaporation.
When water vapor in the air ____, it changes back into liquid water.
cools
This is called
condensation.
Rain, snow, hail, and sleet fall to Earth and are called ____.
precipitation
Precipitation that soaks into Earth after a rainfall is called ____.
groundwater
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
In which layer of the atmosphere does all weather take place?
None of the above
thermosphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Very strong winds called the jet stream are found in which layer of the atmosphere?
None of the above
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The top layer of the atmosphere where the northern lights happen is called ____.
None of the above
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
If you were returning to Earth from the Moon, list the layers of the atmosphere you would enter first to last.
You made it back home to EARTH!
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The change from a gas into a liquid is ____.
None of the above
runoff
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The change of a liquid into a gas is called ____.
None of the above
precipitation
groundwater
evaporation
condensation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A weather map shows ____.
air pressure
temperature ranges
cloud cover
precipitation
all of the above
Match the device to what it measures:
Thermometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Weather Vane
Direction of the Wind
Wind Speed
Temperature
Air Pressure
Amount of Precipitation