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

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