WorksheetsWeather
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What heats the Earth's surface?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the ocean
d)
the sky
2.
Where are the warmest climates located?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the North Pole
c)
near the South Pole
d)
in the Northern Hemisphere
3.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
4.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
5.
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
6.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
7.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
8.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
9.
What is a hurricane's energy source?
a)
warm water
b)
cold water
c)
wind
d)
warm air
10.
7. You are sitting in a pocket of high air pressure. The weather would probably be...
a)
Rainy and cloudy
b)
Sunny and warm
11.
5. A front is the area where....
a)
Conduction is occuring
b)
Radiation is occuring
c)
Two or more air masses meet.
12.
What type of front occurs when warm air moves over denser cold air?
a)
stationary front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
occluded front
13.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
14.
5. This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
15.
6. A girl’s hands become warm after holding a mug of hot coffee. What process explains this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
16.
2. A metal spoon that gets warm when used to stir hot soup is an example of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
17.
1. This picture shows warm air rising and cool air falling in a cycle. This is an example of which process?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
18.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
19.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
20.
This is a...
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
21.
Which warms up faster during the day?
a)
Sea/Water
b)
Land
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