Grade 3 quiz final

............................ is the blanket of air that wraps around the planet

• Atmosphere

• Humidity

• Weather

Barometric pressure is the weight of the air pushing down on anything beneath it.

• True

• False

..................... is when the liquid water leaving the clouds and fall back to the earth

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Storm is the disturbance in the atmosphere with a lot of wind

• True

• False

............. is a measure of how hot or cold something is

• Temperature

• Humidity

A ......................... is a long period with little or no rain

• drought

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

....................... forms when rain makes contact with the ground that is 0C (32F)

• Rain

• Freezing rain

• Water vapor

.................... forms when rain makes contact with the ground that is below 0c

• Snow

• Rain

• Freezing rain

..................... helps to melt the ice formed on the sidewalks caused by a snowstorm

• Water

• Fire

• Road salt

........................ protect the windows from objects blown by the storm

• Boards

• Lightning rods

• Seawalls