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WorksheetsWeather & Heat
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
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1.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
2.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
3.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
4.
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is:
a)
at its dew point
b)
saturated
c)
at its dew point AND saturated
d)
none of the rest
5.
The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the:
a)
dew point
b)
rain point
c)
wind point
d)
relative humidity
6.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
7.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
8.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
9.
The deflection of wind and water due to the rotation of the Earth
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Milankovitch Cycles
d)
Global Warming
10.
this is the boundary between 2 air masses
a)
front
b)
isotherm
c)
isobar
d)
millibar
11.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulance
12.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
13.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
14.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
15.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
16.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
17.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
18.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
19.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
20.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
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