Quizizz E4.03 Atmosphere and weather

The atmosphere is mostly made up of the gases ___ and ___.

• Hydrogen, helium

• Nitrogen, oxygen

• Methane, carbon dioxide

Which lists shows the layers of the atmosphere in order from the ground up?

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

A/an _ is a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.

• Tornado

• Air mass

• Cold front

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The boundary where air masses meet is called a _.

• Front

• Pressure system

• Cirrus

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What forms when water vapor condenses in the air?

• Fronts

• Hurricanes

• Clouds

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Severe weather is more likely to result from a _.

• Anticyclone

• Cyclone

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What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?

• Dew point

• Humidity

• Air pressure

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What does an isobar show on a weather map?

• Areas of equal air pressure

• Areas of equal temperature

• Boundaries of weather fronts

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A person who collects and analyzes weather data and uses the results to make weather forecasts is a/an _.

• Cosmologist

• Meteorologist

• Paleoclimatologist

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Which type of storm always forms over and pulls energy from a large body of warm water?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Winter storm

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