water cycle

Which describes an atmosphere?

• gases that fill the space between planets

• dry air mass that forms over land

• zone between the poles and the equator

• blanket of gases that surrounds some planets

Clouds form when______ condenses.

• air

• oxygen

• water vapor

• air pressure

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Which layers of the atmosphere contain the greatest amount of air?

• troposphere and exposphere

• thermosphere and mesosphere

• stratosphere and troposphere

• thermosphere and stratosphere

Which words best describe a polar continental air mass?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• hot and dry

• hot and wet

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Two different air masses are separated by a _______;

• cloud

• sphere

• front

• storm

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Both wind and the water cycle get their energy from _______.

• Earth's weather

• the sun

• Earth's orbit

• the jet stream

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Which climate zone has warm temperatures throughout the year?

• temperate

• tropical

• polar

• maritime

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Name THREE things that make up Earth's atmosphere.

How does gravity affect Earth's atmosphere?

Name TWO of the things that affect the climate of an area.

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