Weather and Climate Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. What is the difference between weather and climate?

A) Weather is short-term; climate is long-term averages B) They are the same thing C) Climate is daily conditions D) Weather is measured over years

2. What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

A) Thermometer B) Barometer C) Hygrometer D) Anemometer

3. What causes wind?

A) Earth rotation only B) Temperature differences creating pressure differences C) Ocean tides D) Moon gravity

4. What is a front in meteorology?

A) The front of a cloud B) Boundary between two air masses C) The leading edge of a storm D) Temperature inversion

5. What type of clouds bring thunderstorms?

A) Cirrus B) Cumulus C) Cumulonimbus D) Stratus

6. What does relative humidity measure?

A) Temperature B) Amount of water vapor in air relative to maximum C) Wind speed D) Air pressure

7. What is the Coriolis effect?

A) Earths tilt causing seasons B) Earths rotation causing moving air to curve C) Sun heating the equator more D) Ocean currents

8. What causes the seasons on Earth?

A) Distance from the Sun B) Earths tilted axis as it orbits the Sun C) Ocean currents D) The Moons orbit

9. What is condensation?

A) Water turning to vapor B) Water vapor turning to liquid C) Ice melting D) Water evaporating

10. In which zone is it hottest near the equator?

A) Polar zone B) Temperate zone C) Tropical zone D) Arctic zone

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