Weather review April exam

What is the correct order of Atmospheric layers from lowest to highest altitude?

• Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Which water cycle process forms clouds when moist air cools as it rises?

• runoff

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Every diagram of global atmospheric circulation details the circulation of:

• water

• wind

• land

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Lines of latitude are...

• horizontal

• vertical

Lines of longitude are...

• horizontal

• vertical

When identifying latitude and longitude on a map, first you find _________, then _________.

• latitude, longitude

• longitude, latitude

True or False: Lines of latitude separate the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere.

• True

• False

The most common weather instrument to measure temperature is:

• an anemometer

• a thermometer

• a barometer

• a hygrometer

The most common weather instrument to measure atmospheric pressure is:

• a thermometer

• a barometer

• an anemometer

• a weather vane

Weather is...

• short term

• long term

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5