Weather and Climate

Which city has the highest high temperature?

• St. Louis

• El Paso

• Houston

• San Francisco

What type of front passed through Denver?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

Which city had the lowest LOW temperature?

• Billings

• Denver

• New York City

• Seattle

What is causing all the warm temperatures in the southeast?

• Summertime

• Precipitation

• Cold front

• Warm front

What are the high and low temperatures in Atlanta?

• 72/53

• 94/72

• 82/66

• 90/71

What can you predict about the weather in Minneapolis in a few days?

• It will be warm and rainy from the cold front.

• It will be warm and rainy from the warm front.

• It will be cold and rainy from the warm front.

• It will be cold and rainy from the cold front.

Which of the following best describes how clouds are formed?

• Clouds are formed when the wind blows water vapor quickly across the sky.

• Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air rises, cools and condenses.

• Clouds are formed when moisture builds up in the sky.

• Clouds are formed when the birds breathe out too much air.

Steve was measuring the wind speed for the class’s daily weather report. He most likely used what tool to do this?

• anemometer

• wind mill

• weather vane

• thermometer

What layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is the layer closest to Earth and where planes usually fly and where weather takes place?

• stratosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Water falls to the ground as rain. Which step in the water cycle happens next?

• Water flows downhill as runoff.

• Water evaporates to form water vapor.

• Water in the air condenses to form water droplets.

• Water droplets in clouds combine and

  grow heavier.