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WorksheetsWeather 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
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