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Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 46mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are 2 factors that weaken a hurricane?
a)
warm air, warm water
b)
cold water, land
c)
cold water, ocean currents
d)
the sun, jet streams
2.
What type of front is Texas experiencing and what will happen to the temperature?
a)
Warm front, decrease
b)
Warm front, increase
c)
Cold front, increase
d)
Cold front, decrease
3.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
4.
A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over waters in the tropics is a:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
5.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
6.
Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?
a)
they are larger
b)
longer duration (last longer)
c)
also associated with flooding and strong rains
d)
all are correct
7.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
8.
These can be produced by thunderstorms
a)
stationary fronts
b)
tornadoes
c)
volcanoes
d)
tsunamis
9.
This type of front is characterized by it's strong storms.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
10.
This weather tool measures wind speed.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
11.
Energy from ________ heats the Earth's surface.
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the ocean
d)
the sky
12.
What is the best description of the atmosphere?
a)
All of Earth's water
b)
The living things on Earth
c)
The soil and rocks on Earth's surface
d)
A blanket of air that surrounds Earth
13.
What tool measures temperature?
a)
anemometer
b)
rain gauge
c)
thermometer
d)
wind vane
14.
How do temperatures at night compare to temperatures during the day?
a)
Temperatures at night change slower.
b)
Temperatures at night change faster.
c)
Temperatures at night are higher.
d)
Temperatures at night are lower.
15.
What is it called when liquid water turns into water vapor?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
16.
What is an area's general pattern of weather in various locations over a long period of time called?
a)
weather
b)
geology
c)
humidity
d)
climate
17.
What type of biome is hot, humid and has a great amount of precipitation?
a)
savanna
b)
polar
c)
tropical
d)
temperate
18.
Which region has very little biodiversity, little precipitations, and extreme temperatures?
a)
savanna
b)
polar
c)
tropical
d)
temperate
19.
Where are some the warmest climates found?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the North Pole
c)
near the South Pole
d)
in the Northern Hemisphere
20.
What is moving air in the atmosphere also referred to?
a)
wind
b)
humidity
c)
weather
d)
water vapor
21.
How would the air feel if the humidity is high?
a)
very dry
b)
very wet
c)
very cold
d)
very windy
22.
What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
thunderstorm
d)
cloud
23.
What type of weather is most likely associated with Low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
24.
Which type of storm forms over warm waters?
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
thunderstorm
d)
tsunami
25.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
26.
The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from-
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
north to south
d)
south to north
27.
When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
a)
occulded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
28.
On weather maps, a red line with half circles indicates ________. Which direction is this one moving?
a)
a hurricane, southwest
b)
a cold front, northwest
c)
a warm front, northwest
d)
a warm front, southeast
29.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called-
a)
astronomers
b)
climatologist
c)
meteorologist
d)
weatherologist
30.
Weather forecasting has improved recently in part because of
a)
fewer weather changes from year to year.
b)
more experienced weather forecasters.
c)
improved data gathering and better computer technology.
d)
widespread television reporting.
31.
What is weather?
a)
The state of the atmosphere at any particular time
b)
The amount of moisture in the air
c)
The number of clouds in the sky
d)
The speed of the wind
32.
What tool is this and what does it measure?
a)
wind vane- wind direction
b)
thermometer-temperature
c)
rain gauge-rain fall
d)
anemometer-wind speed
33.
A sling psychrometer measures...
a)
ocean temperature
b)
clouds
c)
relative humidity
d)
condensation
34.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
35.
What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
It continues over the continent
b)
It stops
c)
It changes direction
d)
It is absorbed by the land
36.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both Poles
37.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both North and South Pole
38.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
39.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
40.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
41.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
42.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Evaporation
43.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Condensation
44.
What form of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
45.
A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere
a)
Jet Stream
b)
doldrums
c)
westerlies
d)
polar easterlies
46.
Earth’s rotation makes global winds curve. This is called the
a)
Prevailing Westerlies
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
rotational effect
47.
What is a subduction zone?
a)
where plates move into each other
b)
where plates are moving away form each other
c)
where plates move past each other
d)
area where a plate slips under another plate
48.
What happens at a subduction zone?
a)
The Continental Crust goes underneath the Oceanic Crust forming a mountain
b)
The transform boundary creates volcanoes
c)
The Oceanic Crust goes underneath the Continental Crust and gets melted (destroyed)
d)
Violent earthquakes happen here.
49.
What is a hurricane's energy source?
a)
warm water
b)
cold water
c)
wind
d)
warm air
50.
What is a transform boundary?
a)
where plates move into each other
b)
where plates are moving away form each other
c)
where plates move past each other
d)
area where plate slips under another plate
51.
Where do earthquakes occur?
a)
Along divergent boundaries
b)
Along convergent boundaries
c)
Along transform boundaries
d)
In the middle of Ohio
52.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
53.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
54.
Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.
a)
71km/hr
b)
52km/hr
c)
17km/hr
d)
90km/hr
55.
______ measures an object's tendency to resist changing its motion.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
Weight
56.
Which of Newton's laws is also called The law of inertia?
a)
2nd law
b)
1st law
c)
3rd law
d)
None of the above
57.
What pulls an object to the ground?
a)
motion
b)
gravity
c)
resultant
d)
acceleration
58.
Which law of motion
represents inertia?
represents inertia?
a)
first law
b)
second law
c)
third law
d)
what law?
59.
What is the net force on the block?
a)
5 Newtons up
b)
5 Newtons down
c)
15 Newtons up
d)
15 Newtons down
60.
How do you increase the acceleration of an object?
a)
Decrease force, increase mass
b)
Decrease mass, increase velocity
c)
Increase force, decrease mass
d)
Increase Mass, decrease velocity
61.
What is velocity?
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed and direction
d)
acceleration
62.
New substances produced by a chemical reaction are_.
a)
Reactants
b)
Resultants
c)
Coefficents
d)
Products
63.
What is a chemical reaction?
a)
When 2 or more substances mix creating a new substance
b)
when there is a reaction
c)
when there is something new
d)
a chemical bond
64.
The particles that make up an atom are _.
a)
Electrons, protons, and nucleus
b)
Elements, protons, and electrons
c)
Protons, neutrons, and nucleus
d)
Protons,neutrons, and electrons
65.
A ________ is a solid that forms from a solution.
a)
combustion
b)
state
c)
precipitate
d)
evaporation
66.
Two examples of chemical changes are firework explosions and leaves ______________.
a)
falling off the tree
b)
changing color
c)
staying green
d)
blowing in the wind
67.
What does the Gulf Stream do?
a)
Brings warm, moist air to the eastern Atlantic shore.
b)
Brings cold air
68.
The Gulf Stream Current will help you get to what continent?
a)
Europe
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
South Africa
69.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
70.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
71.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
72.
What do the v-shaped contour lines represent?
a)
mountains
b)
steep areas
c)
gradual areas
d)
rivers
73.
Which direction is the river flowing?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
74.
How many mountain tops does this map have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
75.
What type of weather front does the symbol represent and which direction is it moving?
a)
Cold front, North
b)
Cold front, South
c)
Warm front, North
d)
Warm front, South
76.
The global conveyor belt is an example of -
a)
jet stream
b)
surface current
c)
deep ocean current
d)
global winds
77.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
78.
In the equation, 2Mg + O2 ---> 2MgO, which are the reactants?
a)
Mg and O
b)
MgO
c)
Mg and MgO
d)
O and MgO
79.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
80.
How many atoms are there TOTAL in:
H2SO4
H2SO4
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
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