Chapter 3: Exploring Earth's Atmosphere

What is the layer of air surrounding the earth?

• A green house

• The atmosphere

• A force field

• Walls around the earth

What are the 3 ingredients that make up weather?

• Heat

• Water

• Wind

• Hail

Earth absorbs ______ from the sun during the day.

The earth ______ heat and warms the air around the earth.

• wind

• heat

• rain

• precipitation

What keeps the heat from escaping into space?

• Precipitation

• Weather

• The atmosphere

• Meterologist

Water is always in the air.

• True

• False

The sun's heat energy changes ice to liquid water.

• True

• False

Water is moving air.

• True

• False

Cold air is lighter than warm air.

• True

• False

What is the source of energy that makes heat, water, and wind to create all kinds of weather?