Earth Science C Final Exam

1. What is weather?

• The condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
• The continuous movement of water within the Earth and it's atmosphere.

2. What is temperature?

• The time it takes to get from one place to another.
• A measure of how hot or cold the air is.

3. What is the big difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is short term and climate is long term
• Weather is long term and climate is short term

4. Why does rain fall from the clouds?

• weather
• water crystals become too heavy, making them fall to the ground
• ice crystals fall to the ground

5. Is snowy considered a type of weather or climate?

• Weather
• Climate

6. Which of the following is the main source of energy for our atmosphere?

• Ocean waves
• The Sun
• Giant wind turbines
• Clouds

7. Which characteristics describe the air masses that form here (near the equator, over the ocean)? Select two.

• Warm
• High humidity
• Cool
• Low humidity

8. Which best describes a warm front?

• A cooler air mass is replaced by a warmer air mass
• A warmer air mass is replaced by a cooler air mass
• Two warm air masses combined into one air mass.
• A cooler air mass becomes a warmer air mass.

9. What ability does the "brush" have that could help reduce CO2 levels in the sky?

• when dry, it absorbs carbon out of the air
• it produces oxygen
• it helps pick up trash off the floor

10. Select ALL forms for precipitation.

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• hail