Earth's Systems Test Practice

Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all forms of __________________________

What are the two main gases that make up the atmosphere?

What causes wind on top of hills and mountains?

This is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where almost all of the weather is made

What forms when moisture evaporates into the air, and then cools?

What is the condition of outside air at a certain time and place?

What is the weather of a certain area over a long period of time?

_____________________ produces the water vapor in our atmosphere

How are global warming and climate change related?

What is a person who studies weather patterns in an attempt to predict weather?

Which type of cloud is known as a "Storm cloud"?

Clouds form due to the ____________________________________ of water into tiny droplets

The process where plants release water vapor from their leaves

What are air pressure, humidity, clouds, and temperature called?

Which of these is NOT a function of our atmosphere?

What are climate zones?