Earth, Crust, Atmosphere, Weather Variables & Variations

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