Science Ch.11

Question 1

Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called_________.

Answer 1

atmosphere

Question 2

The layer of atmosphere that is closest to Earth is called________.

Answer 2

troposphere

Question 3

Most of Earth’s weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere.

Answer 3

troposphere

Question 4

________ is a gas that protects Earth from ultraviolet rays.

Answer 4

ozone

Question 5

________ is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth.

Answer 5

air pressure

Question 6

Most of Earth’s ozone is in which layer of the atmosphere?

Answer 6

stratosphere

Question 7

Is cold air more dense than warm air or is warm air more dense than cold air.

Answer 7

cold air

Question 8

Why does air in the atmosphere move?

Answer 8

…..because cool air and warm air don’t have the same density.

Question 9

What causes wind?

Answer 9

Air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

Question 10

What is local wind?

Answer 10

Two places having slightly a different temperature.

Question 11

What is a sea breeze?

Answer 11

A wind that blows from the water to land at day time

Question 12

What is a land breeze?

Answer 12

A wind that blows from the land to the sea at night time.

Question 13

______ are global winds that always blows in the same direction.

Answer 13

prevailing winds

Question 14

A process which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and continues are repeated again and again.

Answer 14

Water Cycle

Question 15

Liquid water changing into to a gas

Answer 15

Evaporation

Question 16

Gas changes into liquid which forms together to be clouds

Answer 16

Condensation

Question 17

Water in the ground

Answer 17

Groundwater

Question 18

The amount of water in the air

Answer 18

Humidity

Question 19

Water droplets fell to the ground in the process called______.

Answer 19

Precipitation

Question 20

When snow on the melts it becomes water which flows down the mountain. This process is called _________.

Answer 20

spring melt

Question 21

What are the 5 weather instrument, describes it.

Answer 21

Thermometer : temperature
Hygrometer   : humidity
Barometer     : air pressure
Anemometer : wind speed 
Wind vane     : wind direction

Question 22

An _______ is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity.

Answer 22

Air mass

Question 23

The border where two air mass is called ______.

Answer 23

Front

Question 24

A_______ forms where a cold mass moves under a warm mass.

Answer 24

Cold front

Question 25

A ________ forms where a warm mass moves over a cold mass.

Answer 25

Warm front

Question 26

The pattern of a weather an area experiences over a long a time is called _______.

Answer 26

Climate

Question 27

A________ can cause one side of a mountain to have a wet climate while the other have a dry climate.

Answer 27

Rain shadow