Weather and Climate — Practice

Question 1

The lowest, weather-making layer of the atmosphere is the ____.

Accepted Answer

troposphere.

Question 2

The atmosphere contains about ____ % nitrogen.

Accepted Answer

78.

Question 3

An isobar joins places of equal ____.

Accepted Answer

air pressure.

Question 4

An ____ joins places of equal rainfall.

Accepted Answer

isohyet.

Question 5

Differentiate weather and climate.

Accepted Answer

Weather is the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere at a place; climate is the average of that weather taken over a long period (about 30 years).

Question 6

Name the three isolines and what each shows.

Accepted Answer

Isotherm joins places of equal temperature, isobar joins places of equal air pressure, and isohyet joins places of equal rainfall.

Practice — Weather and Climate