6th grade Science test Weather Factors

The sky looks blue because of _____.

The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere is called ____.

On the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water is ______.

Air temperature is usually measured with a ____.

The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called _______.

The global wind belts that blow from west to east in the mid-latitudes are the ______.

What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?

Clouds form when vapor in the air _____.

Hailstones form only in the type of clouds called _______.

An instrument used to measure rainfall is a _____.

Skin cancer can be caused by ______ radiation.

The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance is the substance's _________.

Winds are caused by differences in _______.

The three main types of clouds are cumulus, cirrus, and ______.

The most common type of precipitation is _____.

T/F that infrared radiation cannot be seen, but it can be felt as heat.
True False

T/F Convection currents move heat around the troposphere.
True False

T/F An anemometer is used to measure wind speed.
True False

T/F Clouds that form at or near the ground are called cirrus clouds.
True False

T/F A long period of uncommonly low precipitation is a drought.
True False

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that it is touching.

What is the relationship between the temperature of the dry-bulb thermometer and relative humidity?

When relative humidity is 100%, when the temperature at which condensation begins. What will the water vapor form as it condenses?