What is the average weather condition of a place over a long period called?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
What is the main factor that determines the climate of an area?
a) Temperature
b) Precipitation
c) Wind speed
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Precipitation
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting weather and climate?
a) Elevation
b) Latitude
c) Ocean currents
d) Magnetic field
Answer: d) Magnetic field
What is the term for the process by which the Earth’s atmosphere traps heat from the Sun?
a) Radiation
b) Conduction
c) Convection
d) Greenhouse effect
Answer: d) Greenhouse effect
What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface?
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: a) Troposphere
What is the term for the measurement of the amount of moisture in the air?
a) Temperature
b) Pressure
c) Humidity
d) Wind speed
Answer: c) Humidity
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Precipitation
Answer: b) Condensation
What is the term for a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Air mass
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different characteristics?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the change in temperature with height in the atmosphere?
a) Lapse rate
b) Wind shear
c) Coriolis effect
d) Isobar
Answer: a) Lapse rate
Which of the following is associated with high atmospheric pressure?
a) Clear skies
b) Rainfall
c) Strong winds
d) Thunderstorms
Answer: a) Clear skies
What is the term for the measurement of atmospheric pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Barometer
c) Thermometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Barometer
What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of lightning?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Static electricity
Answer: d) Static electricity
What is the term for a rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Tornado
b) Hurricane
c) Thunderstorm
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Tornado
What is the term for the boundary between air masses of different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Front
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of thunderstorms?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Upward air motion
Answer: d) Upward air motion
What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern that occurs over several weeks or months?
a) Monsoon
b) El Niño
c) La Niña
d) Polar vortex
Answer: b) El Niño
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Precipitation
Answer: b) Condensation
What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Air mass
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different properties?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the rate at which the temperature decreases with an increase in altitude in the troposphere?
a) Lapse rate
b) Wind shear
c) Coriolis effect
d) Isobar
Answer: a) Lapse rate
Which of the following is associated with low atmospheric pressure?
a) Clear skies
b) Rainfall
c) Strong winds
d) Thunderstorms
Answer: b) Rainfall
What is the term for the measurement of atmospheric pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Barometer
c) Thermometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Barometer
What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of lightning?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Static electricity
Answer: d) Static electricity
What is the term for a rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Tornado
b) Hurricane
c) Thunderstorm
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Tornado
What is the term for the boundary between air masses of different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Front
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of thunderstorms?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Upward air motion
Answer: d) Upward air motion
What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern that occurs over several weeks or months?
a) Monsoon
b) El Niño
c) La Niña
d) Polar vortex
Answer: b) El Niño
What is the term for the horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of hailstones?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
Answer: d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
What is the term for the average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Precipitation
Answer: b) Condensation
What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Air mass
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different properties?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the rate at which the temperature decreases with an increase in altitude in the troposphere?
a) Lapse rate
b) Wind shear
c) Coriolis effect
d) Isobar
Answer: a) Lapse rate
Which of the following is associated with low atmospheric pressure?
a) Clear skies
b) Rainfall
c) Strong winds
d) Thunderstorms
Answer: b) Rainfall
What is the term for the measurement of atmospheric pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Barometer
c) Thermometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Barometer
What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of lightning?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Static electricity
Answer: d) Static electricity
What is the term for a rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Tornado
b) Hurricane
c) Thunderstorm
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Tornado
What is the term for the boundary between air masses of different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Front
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of thunderstorms?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Upward air motion
Answer: d) Upward air motion
What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern that occurs over several weeks or months?
a) Monsoon
b) El Niño
c) La Niña
d) Polar vortex
Answer: b) El Niño
What is the term for the horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of hailstones?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
Answer: d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
What is the term for the average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Precipitation
Answer: b) Condensation
What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Air mass
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different properties?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the rate at which the temperature decreases with an increase in altitude in the troposphere?
a) Lapse rate
b) Wind shear
c) Coriolis effect
d) Isobar
Answer: a) Lapse rate
Which of the following is associated with low atmospheric pressure?
a) Clear skies
b) Rainfall
c) Strong winds
d) Thunderstorms
Answer: b) Rainfall
What is the term for the measurement of atmospheric pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Barometer
c) Thermometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Barometer
What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of lightning?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Static electricity
Answer: d) Static electricity
What is the term for a rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Tornado
b) Hurricane
c) Thunderstorm
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Tornado
What is the term for the boundary between air masses of different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Front
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of thunderstorms?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Upward air motion
Answer: d) Upward air motion
What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern that occurs over several weeks or months?
a) Monsoon
b) El Niño
c) La Niña
d) Polar vortex
Answer: b) El Niño
What is the term for the horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of hailstones?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
Answer: d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
What is the term for the average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Precipitation
Answer: b) Condensation
What is the term for a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: c) Air mass
What is the term for the boundary between two air masses with different properties?
a) Front
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermocline
Answer: a) Front
What is the term for the rate at which the temperature decreases with an increase in altitude in the troposphere?
a) Lapse rate
b) Wind shear
c) Coriolis effect
d) Isobar
Answer: a) Lapse rate
Which of the following is associated with low atmospheric pressure?
a) Clear skies
b) Rainfall
c) Strong winds
d) Thunderstorms
Answer: b) Rainfall
What is the term for the measurement of atmospheric pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Barometer
c) Thermometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Barometer
What is the term for the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of lightning?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Static electricity
Answer: d) Static electricity
What is the term for a rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
a) Tornado
b) Hurricane
c) Thunderstorm
d) Cyclone
Answer: a) Tornado
What is the term for the boundary between air masses of different temperatures?
a) Front
b) Jet stream
c) Air mass
d) Tornado
Answer: a) Front
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of thunderstorms?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Upward air motion
Answer: d) Upward air motion
What is the term for a large-scale weather pattern that occurs over several weeks or months?
a) Monsoon
b) El Niño
c) La Niña
d) Polar vortex
Answer: b) El Niño
What is the term for the horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere?
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Advection
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Advection
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of hailstones?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
Answer: d) Updrafts in thunderstorms
What is the term for the average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time?
a) Weather
b) Climate
c) Temperature
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Climate
