WorksheetsEnergy, Water, and Wind
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does most heat energy enter the atmosphere?
a)
direct solar radiation
b)
conduction with Earth's surface
c)
convection currents
d)
evaporation of water
2.
Why are polar regions cooler than tropical regions?
a)
The poles tend to have more cloud cover
b)
The poles are farther from the Sun
c)
The poles are surrounded by oceans
d)
The Sun is at a lower angle at the poles
3.
Which tends to maintain a more constant temperature?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
air
d)
pavement
4.
Which is true of this picture?
a)
humid air is heavier than dry air
b)
cold air is lighter than warm air
c)
a sea breeze occurs at night
d)
a land breeze occurs at night
5.
When we compare the water vapor in the air to the total possible, what have we found?
a)
relative humidity
b)
absolute humidity
c)
barometric pressure
d)
cloud cover
6.
What is the relative humidity % when condensation &/or precipitation occur?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
7.
If the air cools but the amount of water vapor in the air is unchanged, what happens to the relative humidity?
a)
It decreases
b)
It stays the same
c)
It increases
d)
Nothing...temperature has no effect on RH
8.
What kind of cloud is tall and puffy and usually brings storms?
a)
altocumulus
b)
cirrostratus
c)
cumulonimbus
d)
stratus
9.
Which kind of air would produce the highest air pressure?
a)
cold, dry air at low altitude
b)
cool, humid air at low altitude
c)
warm, dry air at high altitude
d)
warm, humid air at low altitude
10.
Which way does wind blow around an anticyclone?
(N. Hemisphere)
(N. Hemisphere)
a)
inward and clockwise
b)
inward and counterclockwise
c)
outward and clockwise
d)
outward and counterclockwise
11.
Which global winds are located between 30 degrees and 60 degrees N or S latitude?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Jet Stream
12.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a)
Wind moves in a straight path from high to low pressure
b)
Wind appears to turn due to Earth's rotation
c)
The Coriolis Effect has absolutely no effect on wind direction
d)
Wind moves from cool, dry areas to warm, humid areas
13.
Which way does wind tend to turn in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise
c)
Right
d)
Left
14.
Which statement is true?
a)
Warm air is heavier than cool air.
b)
Humid air is lighter than dry air.
c)
Wind moves from low to high pressure.
d)
Sleet and freezing rain are the same thing.
15.
What kind of precipitation occurs when snow melts and then refreezes before hitting the ground?
a)
Sleet
b)
Hail
c)
Snow
d)
Freezing Rain
16.
Which air pressure measurement is most likely associated with stormy weather?
a)
950 mb
b)
975 mb
c)
1000 mb
d)
1100 mb
17.
What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb temperature is 20 degrees and the wet-bulb temperature is 15 degrees?
(a)
100 %
