Chapter 3 - Weather Review

__________ is the measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• evaporation

• inches

• feet

The __________ cycle is the constant movement of water from the Earth's Surface to the atmosphere and back.

• water

• life

• monkey

• fire

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Liquid water on Earth is heated by the sun and turned into a water vapor. This is the __________ stage of the water cycle.

• evaporation

• condensation

• life

• fire

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What is the term for a person who forecasts the weather?

• meteorologists

• santa claus

• Mr. Brantley

• geologists

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The three types of clouds are Cumulus, __________, and Cirrus.

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirus

• snow

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A __________ measures the temperature.

• thermometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• meter

A __________ measures humidity.

• hygrometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

• meter

__________ studies the weather and gives a weather forecast on the news.

• meteorologists

• santa claus

• Mr. Brantley

• geologists

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Cirrus clouds form high in the atmosphere, and Stratus clouds form lower in the atmosphere. In between these two types of clouds are __________ clouds.

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbus

Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy. Cumulus clouds are piled up and puffy. __________ clouds are layered.

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbus