WEATHER AND CLIMATE_8

The evaporated water vapor ...................... to form clouds.

• evaporates

• Condenses

• precipitates

There are ....................... types of rainfalls.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

There are ............... types of clouds.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Thunderstorms are a result of ................ clouds.

• Cumulus

• Stratus

................................. is a force pressing down on us, due to the weight of the atmosphere.

• Evaporation

• Decsity

• Atmospheric pressure

The air moves in huge blocks called .............

• Air masses

• Warm air masses

• Cold air masses

• fronts

The leading edge of an air mass is called a ........................

• Cumulus cloud

• Front

• Frontal rainfall

• Stratus cloud

..................... is used to measure the amount of rainfall.

• Barometer

• Rain gauge

• Thermometer

....................... is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

• landslide

• snowfall

• Earthquake

• Storm

weather and climate are not different. True or False?

• True

• False