In this quiz, you will learn about the weather and the climate. You will learn about different terms related to the weather and the climate along with all this you will also get to know about the earth’s weather and climate.
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere affected by what?
Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure
Wind and Water
All of the above
What is the Coriolis effect?
The bending of air and water currents
When sharp boundaries exist between cold and warm temperatures
When warm air rises in an updraft
What causes the pressure and temperature difference between 2 air masses?
Weather
Wind
Climate
Jet stream
The dew point is when cooling increases humidity to 100 percent and further cooling results in what?
Atmospheric pressure
Condensation
Precipitation
When warm, moist air forms over an ocean with winds of at least 74 mph, what system forms?
Hurricane
Tornado
Thunderstorm
Warm air rising in an updraft and cold air/rain falling in a downdraft causes what?
Tornado
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
A cloud that is low to the ground and associated with precipitation is called what?
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
What kind of air mass is cold and forms over the Canadian plains?
Continental Polar
Tropical
Arctic
What is the coldest biome on Earth?
Desert
Tundra
Taiga
What is the system called when cold air moves in and warm air push upward?
Cold front
Warm front
High pressure