Weather Quiz

Air masses are huge bodies or air with similar_____________ and ___________ throughout.

• color , shape

• moisture properties, temperature

• clouds, precipitation

• texture, color

What is one of the oldest ways of trying to reliably predict the weather?

• by checking the calendar to see what the weather was on the same day the year before.

• by checking the same date over the past 10 years.

• by measuring the amount of air pressure over a given location.

• ask someone what kind of weather they think we will have

_____________ is the amount of pressure being exerted on a given location by the Earth's Atmosphere. Check all that apply.

• air pressure

• barometric pressure

• water pressure

• oil pressure

We refer to air pressure measurements as the _________.

• water pressure

• barometric pressure

• coriolis effect

• weather pressure

As you go higher in elevation the air pressure ____________________________.

• increases, because you are closer to the clouds.

• decreases, because it is running out.

• decreases, because there is less atmosphere to push down on you.

• increases, because the clouds are heavy.

As you go lower in elevation the air pressure _________________________.

• increases, because you are closer to the clouds.

• increases, because there is more atmosphere to push down on you.

• decreases, because you are lower.

• decreases, because of the water pressure.

The Earth is divided into 2 hemispheres at the equator, the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Which one do we live in?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What is a convection cell?

• extremely dense and heavy masses of air

• a place on the beach where scientists watch weather

• an instruments scientists use to measure wind speeds

• a pattern of rising and sinking cold air

Why does air rise over land at the beach?

• cold air gets warmer over land, which makes it lighter, so it rises

• warm air over the sea moves inland, gets cooler, and then rises

• Trade Winds around the equator blow the air higher at the beach

• land is cooler than water at the beach, so the air repels away from it

Which best describes the Coriolis Effect?

• As cool air warms up, it rises, and as warm air cools down, it sinks, creating a breeze.

• As the sun rises and sets, the path of the wind all over the Earth changes directions.

• As it spins on its axis, the Earth pulls the wind and causes it to blow in a curved path.

• As the air pressure on the Earth's poles changes, the wind at the Equator becomes stronger.