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Weather Final Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What gives us our seasons?
a)
Distance from the Sun
b)
Tilt of the Earth
c)
Distance from the Moon
d)
Differences in solar output
2.
What day does Naperville, IL receive the most INDIRECT sunlight?
a)
March 21
b)
June 21
c)
September 21
d)
December 21
3.
What actually directly heats up the atmosphere?
a)
The Sun
b)
The Moon
c)
The Earth
d)
Geothermal energy
4.
Clouds keep us _____ in the day and ______ at night
a)
Warmer, warmer
b)
Cooler, cooler
c)
Warmer, cooler
d)
Cooler, warmer
5.
Water has a high _______ which mean it ______ change temperatures quickly
a)
Albedo, does
b)
Albedo, doesn’t
c)
Specific heat, does
d)
Specific heat, doesn’t
6.
Light colors have a _____ albedo which means it has a _______ temperature.
a)
High, Low
b)
High, High 
c)
Low, High
d)
Low, Low
7.
Which energy transfer is NOT significant in our atmosphere?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All are Significant
8.
What does the greenhouse effect do?
a)
Trap incoming short wave radiation
b)
Trap outgoing short wave radiation
c)
Trap outgoing long wave radiation
d)
Trap incoming long wave radiation
9.
Which is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
10.
Which of the following ABSORBS heat when it occurs?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Deposition
d)
Freezing
11.
An ozone hole is scary because….
a)
It makes it hard to breathe
b)
It allows UV rays in (skin cancer)
c)
Acts as a greenhouse effect
d)
It pulls everything in due to its gravity
12.
The ______ has the highest heat energy and the ________ has the highest temperature.
a)
Troposphere, Thermosphere
b)
Thermosphere, Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere, Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere, Mesosphere
13.
If it is humid, what will be the difference between the dry and wet bulb thermometers and why?
a)
Large, lots of evaporation
b)
Small, lots of evaporation
c)
Large, little evaporation
d)
Small, Little evaporation
14.
What is the “dew point?”
a)
Temperature air must cool to in order to become saturated
b)
Temperature air must rise to in order to become saturated
c)
Percent that air is saturated
d)
Amount of green soda
15.
The wet adiabatic rate cools _____ than the dry adiabatic rate because condensation ______ heat.
a)
Slower, releases
b)
Slower, absorbs
c)
Faster, releases
d)
Faster, absorbs
16.
What are clouds made of?
a)
Water vapor
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
could be water or Ice
17.
Freezing rain….
a)
Freezes way up high
b)
Freezes as it hits the ground
c)
Is about freezing the whole way down
d)
Is below freezing the whole way down
18.
What type of cloud is this? 
a)
1.Cumulus
b)
1.Stratus
c)
1.Cumulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
19.
What type of cloud is this? 
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
20.
The Coriolis Effect deflects to the ____ in the Southern hemisphere which means high pressure systems rotate __________
a)
Right, Clockwise
b)
Right, Counter-Clockwise
c)
Left, Clockwise
d)
Left, Counter-Clockwise
21.
If your barometer is rising…
a)
Storms are approaching
b)
It is going to get cloudy
c)
It is going to get very windy
d)
It is going to clear up
22.
Low Pressure systems have ____ at the surface and need _____ aloft.
a)
Convergence, convergence
b)
Convergence, divergence
c)
Divergence, divergence
d)
Divergence, convergence
23.
A lake breeze means air is ______ the lake and most often occurs in the ________
a)
Coming from, winter
b)
Coming from, summer
c)
Going to, winter
d)
Going to, summer
24.
What is the pressure in this station model? 
a)
138mb
b)
913.8mb
c)
1013.8mb
d)
76F
25.
What is the dew point at this station? 
a)
55F
b)
76F
c)
30C
d)
3.0C
26.
What type of air mass is cold and dry?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
27.
What type of air mass is hot and humid?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
28.
A Tornado Watch means
a)
A tornado has been spotted
b)
Conditions are appropriate for tornado formation
c)
Doppler Indicated a tornado
29.
You tend to get ____ rain with cold fronts and _____ rain with warm fronts.
a)
Heavy, heavy
b)
Heavy, light/moderate
c)
Light/Moderate, light/moderate
d)
Light/Moderate, heavy
30.
What stage of a thunderstorm is the most exciting?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Mature
c)
Dissipating 
d)
All of them
31.
The ______ process creates rain if it is above freezing and the ____ process creates snow if it is below freezing.
a)
Collision Coalescence, Bergeron
b)
Bergeron, Collision Coalescence
c)
Upwelling, Bergeron
d)
Collision Coalescence, Upwelling
32.
The _____ scale rates hurricanes and is based on ______.
a)
Fujita, wind speed
b)
Fujita, damage
c)
Saffir-Simpson, wind speed
d)
Saffir-Simpson, damage
33.
Tornadoes require ______ while hurricanes require _____.
a)
Coriolis Effect, wind shear
b)
Coriolis Effect, Warm water
c)
Wind Shear, Coriolis Effect
d)
Warm water, Coriolis Effect
34.
More people are killed by _____ than any other weather danger (US).
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Hail
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Flooding
35.
_______ dominate(s) Type A climates and ______ dominates Type B.
a)
Subtropical highs, the ITCZ
b)
Polar Highs, the ITCZ
c)
The ITCZ, polar highs
d)
The ITCZ, subtropical highs
36.
Which side of a mountain are you most likely to get precip and why?
a)
Windward, expansion and cooling of air
b)
Windward, compression and warming of air
c)
Leeward, expansion and cooling of air
d)
Leeward, compression and warming of air
37.
What climate zone is Naperville, IL in?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.
Which of the following is a man-made cause of global warming?
a)
Milankovitch Cycles
b)
Sunspots
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Planting trees
39.
Which of following is negative feedback in climate change?
a)
Melting ice
b)
Increased famine
c)
Increased Cloud Cover
d)
Rising Sea Levels
40.
Which Climate Zone is dominated by Subtropical Highs?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D