Short Quiz: Earth, Crust, Atmosphere, Weather Variables & Variations : Everyday Science
1. Question: What are the three main layers of the Earth?
Answer: Crust, Mantle, Core
2. Question: What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Answer: The Crust
3. Question: What is the Earth’s core primarily made of?
Answer: Iron and Nickel
4. Question: What gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen
5. Question: What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth?
Answer: Troposphere
6. Question: What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?
Answer: Condensation
7. Question: What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?
Answer: Front
8. Question: What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Answer: Barometer
9. Question: What is the term for the average weather conditions in an area over a long period?
Answer: Climate
10. Question: What phenomenon is responsible for the movement of air and the formation of weather patterns?
Answer: The Coriolis effect
11. Question: What is the term for the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid?
Answer: Convection
12. Question: What is the term for a high-pressure system where air moves outward and is associated with clear weather?
Answer: Anticyclone
13. Question: What is the term for the point at which water vapor condenses into liquid water?
Answer: Dew point
14. Question: What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?
Answer: Humidity
15. Question: What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located?
Answer: Stratosphere
16. Question: What is the term for a line on a weather map that connects points of equal temperature?
Answer: Isotherm
17. Question: What type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms?
Answer: Cumulonimbus
18. Question: What is the term for the wind speed and direction at different altitudes?
Answer: Wind shear
19. Question: What is the term for a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground?
Answer: Tornado
20. Question: What is the term for a large, rotating storm system with a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms?
Answer: Hurricane
