Patterns In Earth's Atmosphere (Chapter 8) Question Preview (ID: 19673)


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What is the layer of air that covers the Earth's surface?
a) temperature
b) climate
c) atmosphere
d) equator

What is the measure of how hot or cold something is?
a) temperature
b) thermometer
c) climate
d) weather

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time?
a) climate
b) atmosphere
c) weathervane
d) weather

What is the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a) temperature
b) climate
c) weather
d) climate zone

What is the imaginary line around the center of the Earth?
a) equator
b) latitude
c) longitude
d) belt

What is the distance north or south of the equator?
a) 500 miles
b) location
c) latitude
d) longitude

What climate zone has long, cold winters and short, cool summers?
a) polar climate zone
b) temperate climate zone
c) dry climate zone
d) tropical climate zone

What climate zone has warm, hot summers and cool, cold winters?
a) polar climate zone
b) temperate climate zone
c) dry climate zone
d) tropical climate zone

What climate zone is very warm and wet for most or all of the year?
a) polar climate zone
b) temperate climate zone
c) dry weather zone
d) tropical weather zone

What instrument is used to measure the temperature of the air?
a) anemometer
b) weathervane
c) rain gauge
d) thermometer

What instrument is use to measure the depth of precipitation?
a) anemometer
b) weathervane
c) rain gauge
d) thermometer

What instrument shows the direction from which the wind is blowing?
a) anemometer
b) weathervane
c) rain gauge
d) thermometer

What instrument measures the wind speed?
a) anemometer
b) weathervane
c) rain gauge
d) thermometer

Why are weather maps important?
a) They are not important.
b) They show temperature, winds, and moisture in the air.
c) They tell us where hurricanes can happen.
d) They can predict what weather will happen for a month.

What type of clouds mean bad weather with precipitation?
a) Cumulonimbus clouds
b) Cirrus clouds
c) Cumulus clouds
d) Stratus clouds

How is cloud type determined?
a) size and shape
b) color and temperature
c) temperature and height
d) height and shape

What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a) The first layer
b) The second layer
c) The third layer
d) The fourth layer

Why are weather maps important?
a) They look nice with all the colors.
b) They tell us what the weather is over a long period of time.
c) They are used to study and predict weather conditions.
d) They tell us what the weather was 3 months ago.

What climate zone is New Jersey in?
a) Dry climate zone
b) Polar climate zone
c) Tropical climate zone
d) Temperate climate zone

Why are satellite maps important?
a) They are used to make weather maps.
b) They are used to see what is happening in one place
c) They are not important.
d) They are used to tell meteorologists where people shouldn't go on a trip.

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