Weather Lesson 1 "Air and Weather"

A blanket of air that surrounds the Earth is called the ______________.

• nitrogen

• hemisphere

• atmosphere

• weather

The two main gases that make up the atmosphere are ___________ and ___________.

• nitrogen

• helium

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Name the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the surface of the Earth.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which shows the correct order for the layers of Earth's atmosphere from the lowest to the highest?

• thermosphere

  mesosphere

  stratosphere

  troposphere

• troposphere

  mesosphere

  stratosphere

  thermosphere

• troposphere

  stratosphere

  mesosphere

  thermosphere

• thermosphere

  stratosphere

  mesosphere

  troposphere

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is ______________.

• atmosphere

• weather

• temperature

• barometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

____________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Weather

• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

True or false. Warm air is more dense than cold air.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is ____________.

• temperature

• humidity

• weather

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

As air cools, air pressure ___________.

• decreases

• stays the same

• goes down

• increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Moving air is called ________.

• humidity

• wind

• weather

• barometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6