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