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WorksheetsWeather Mini-Test Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an air mass?
a)
A place where weather always changes in an extreme way.
b)
Air that is wet and freezing
c)
A cloud that produces rain, snow, sleep, or hail.
d)
A large body of air with the same moisture and temperature throughout.
2.
What forms when two air masses meet and creates weather?
a)
a hurricane
b)
hail
c)
a front
d)
a tornado
3.
What kind of front is it when a cold air mass and a warm air mass try to overtake one another, but neither one are strong enough to do so?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
4.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
5.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
6.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
7.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
8.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
9.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
10.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
11.
Which type of front can be seen here?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
12.
When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, what kind of front is formed?
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
13.
What type of air mass is circled?
a)
continental polar
b)
continental tropical
c)
maritime polar
d)
maritime tropical
14.
Of the following statements is correct regarding pressure systems?
a)
High pressure air contains warm air that rises.
b)
High pressure air contains cold air that rises.
c)
Low pressure air contains warm air that rises.
d)
Low pressure air contains cold air that rises.
15.
What type of air mass would form over a body of land near the equator?
a)
continental polar
b)
continental tropical
c)
maritime polar
d)
maritime tropical
16.
What type of air mass is circled?
a)
continental polar
b)
continental tropical
c)
maritime polar
d)
maritime tropical
17.
What weather instrument is seen in the picture and what does it measure?
a)
barometer, temperature
b)
sling psychrometer; pressure
c)
barometer, wind speed
d)
sling psychrometer, relative humidity
18.
What does the weather instrument seen in the picture measure?
a)
temperature
b)
pressure
c)
wind speed
d)
precipitation
19.
What weather instrument is seen in the picture and what does it measure?
a)
barometer; air pressure
b)
thermometer; temperature
c)
anemometer; wind speed
d)
psychrometer; humidity
20.
What is the purpose of the weather instrument seen in the picture?
a)
to measure air pressure
b)
to measure wind direction
c)
to measure wind speed
d)
to measure precipitation
21.
What type of cloud is in this picture?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cirrus
22.
What type of cloud can signal that a warm front is approaching?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cirrus
23.
Which type of clouds are described as sheet-like and produce precipitation?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
altocumulus
c)
nimbostratus
d)
altostratus
24.
Which cloud type is NOT a major cloud type?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
cirrus
25.
What is the process in which water vapor changes directly into a liquid?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
26.
Which of the following describes the pattern of density in the atmosphere?
a)
As the altitude increases, the density of air decreases because of gravity.
b)
As the altitude increases, the density of air decreases because of air pressure.
c)
As the altitude increases, the density of air increases because of gravity.
d)
As the altitude increases, the density of air increases because of air pressure.
27.
Which of the choices below describe the correct order of the atmospheric layers starting from the ground level and up to space?
a)
exosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
b)
thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere, mesosphere, exosphere
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, exosphere
28.
The process of a gas changing into a liquid is _________.
a)
evaporation
b)
sublimation
c)
condensation
d)
freezing
29.
Name the form of oxygen found in the stratosphere.
a)
exosphere
b)
ozone
c)
thermosphere
d)
nitrogen
30.
The _________________ is cold except in the upper regions where the ozone is located.
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosophere
31.
In which layer of the atmosphere would you find this?
a)
ionosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
32.
____________________ is the force exerted by the gases that push on an object
a)
ozone pressure
b)
air pressure
c)
cloud pressure
d)
stratus pressure
33.
____________________ is the force exerted by the gases that push on an object
a)
ozone pressure
b)
air pressure
c)
cloud pressure
d)
stratus pressure
34.
In which layer of the atmosphere would you find these?
a)
ionosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
35.
In which layer of the atmosphere would you find these?
a)
ionosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
36.
In which layer of the atmosphere would you find these?
a)
ionosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
37.
What kind of weather is produced from HIGH pressure systems?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
humid
d)
rainy
38.
What kind of weather is produced from LOW pressure systems?
a)
stormy
b)
tornadoes
c)
thunderstorms
d)
all of the above
39.
What is this weather instrument?
a)
barometer
b)
sling psychrometer
c)
wind sock
d)
weather/wind vane
40.
What is this weather instrument?
a)
barometer
b)
sling psychrometer
c)
weather balloon
d)
wind sock
41.
What is this weather instrument?
a)
barometer
b)
sling psychrometer
c)
weather ballon
d)
wind sock
42.
What is the effect of unequal heating of Earth's surface?
a)
wind
b)
ocean's tides
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Coriolis Effect
43.
Which of the following correctly describes the effect of ocean currents on climate in parts of the United States?
a)
California has a cooler climate because the California current carries cold water from the North.
b)
California has a warmer climate because the California current carries warm water from the North.
c)
South Carolina has a cooler climate because the Gulf stream carries cold water from the North.
d)
South Carolina has a cooler climate because the Gulf stream carries cold water from the equator.
44.
What effect does the Gulf Stream have on the states along the Southeast coast compared to states that are located farther inland?
a)
lower humidity
b)
fewer storms
c)
warmer air temperatures
d)
weaker winds
45.
The setting hand on the barometer was set to the pressure from yesterday. The measuring hand is currently measuring 1041 mb. Which statement below correctly describes how the pressure has changed?
a)
The air pressure has decreased.
b)
The air pressure has not changed.
c)
There is not enough data to determine a changed.
d)
The air pressure has increased.
46.
The setting hand on the barometer was set to the pressure from yesterday. The measuring hand is currently measuring 989 mb. Which statement below correctly describes how the pressure has changed?
a)
The air pressure has increased (risen, rising).
b)
The air pressure has decreased (fallen, falling).
c)
The air pressure has not changed.
d)
There is not enough data to determine a change.
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