Weather Unit Review

White, thin, feathery clouds, usually made of ice crystals are...

• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cirrus

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

the amount of water vapor in the air

• warm front
• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure

An instrument that measures air pressure

• thermometer
• barometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?

• convection current
• conduction current
• radiation current
• emission current

The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is

• To generate heat for the earth
• To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
• To produce weather
• To allow satellites to circle the earth

Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

Earth would be too cold to support life without _____________________.

• global warming
• the greenhouse effect
• tropics
• seasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which statement describes the main cause of tornadoes? 

• Air in low pressure system rises above warm water.
• Tornadoes form when two air masses of sharply different temperature and humidity meet, normally over land.
• Tropical sea air sweeps in to replac ethe rising air, causing condensation.
• None of the above.

This is the symbol for which type of front?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front