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1
What is the second most common gas found in our atmosphere?
Helium
Water Vapor
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
2
Different forms of water that fall from the clouds based on air temperature is ____________.
evaporation
runoff
condensation
precipitation
3
What happens when water vapor changes into droplets of water because the air temperature cools?
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
runoff
4
Name the layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place?
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
5
Lines between air masses are called __________________.
clouds
fronts
wind direction
temperature
6
What is it called when precipitation falls on land and attempts to return to a water source?
evaporation
runoff
precipitation
condensation
7
Name the storm pictured.
tornado
hurricane
8
The process of _______________________ results from the Sun's heat energy.
evaporation
precipitation
runoff
condensation
9
What is this weather instrument?
anemometer
weather vane
thermometer
rain gauge
10
When liquid water on Earth becomes a gas because of the Sun's heat energy.
evaporation
precipitation
runoff
condensation
11
When a warm front passes over an area, the air temperature _______________________.
decreases
increases
12
Wind speed is measured with an ________________.
anemometer
rain gauge
weather vane
thermometer
13
Which gas makes up more than 3/4 of what we consider to be air?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon Dioxide