Weather Patterns Quizs

STABILITY (stuh-bil-i-tee)

What does stability mean?

• when something changes frequently over time

• when something stays mostly the same over time

• when something is unstable and unpredictable

• when something is in a state of constant flux

WEATHER (weh-thur)

• conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place

• a type of climate that is always sunny

• the average temperature over a year

• a natural disaster involving strong winds

CLOUD (klowd)

• liquid water droplets suspended in the air

• a type of precipitation

• a collection of stars

• a weather phenomenon involving high temperatures

ATMOSPHERE (at-muss-feer)

• the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• a layer of ice covering a planet

• the solid surface of a planet

• the gravitational pull of a planet

EVAPORATION (ee-vap-uh-ray-shun)

What is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas?

• The process of condensation

• The process of sublimation

• The process by which a liquid changes into a gas

• The process of freezing

METEOROLOGY (mee-tee-ur-uh-luh-jee)

What is the definition of meteorology?

• The scientific study of weather

• The study of celestial bodies

• The analysis of geological formations

• The examination of human behavior

TRANSFER (trans-fur)

What does it mean?

• to move from one object to another or one place to another

• to change the form of something

• to combine two or more items

• to remove something completely

CONDENSATION (kon-den-say-shun)

What is condensation?

• The process by which a gas changes into a liquid

• The process of a liquid turning into a gas

• The process of a solid turning into a liquid

• The process of a gas turning into a solid

WIND (wind)

• the movement of air in a particular direction

• a type of precipitation

• a natural disaster

• a weather phenomenon involving temperature changes

HUMIDITY (hyoo-mid-i-tee)

• a measure of how much water vapor is in the air

• the amount of moisture in the soil

• the temperature of the air

• the speed of wind in the atmosphere