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WorksheetsEffects of Changing Atmosphere on Earth
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
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1.
Two conditions are required for cloud formation: cooling of the air and ...
a)
absorption of infrared energy
b)
unequal heating of Earth's surface
c)
presence of particles in the air
d)
influence of Coriolis Effect
2.
Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called
a)
stratus clouds
b)
cumulonimbus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
d)
nimbostratus clouds
3.
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
a)
dew
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
4.
How are air masses classified?
a)
by temperature and pressure
b)
by pressure and humidity
c)
by temperature and density
d)
by temperature and humidity
5.
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United State in winter often comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses
b)
maritime tropical air masses
c)
continental polar air masses
d)
continental tropical air masses
6.
What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?
a)
monsoon rains
b)
warm and moist
c)
cold and moist
d)
hot and dry
7.
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
8.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
9.
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
10.
When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
11.
An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and move northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to occur?
a)
cool and dry
b)
cool and humid
c)
warm and dry
d)
warm and humid
12.
A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is
a)
their size
b)
where they occur
c)
the direction of their winds
d)
how often they occur
13.
Weather associated with an anticyclone is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
windy and cloudy
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
14.
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a
a)
hurricane
b)
cyclone
c)
tornado
d)
thunderhead
15.
Tornado Alley inlcudes the states of
a)
New York and California
b)
Florida and North Carolina
c)
Texas and Kansas
d)
Pennsylvania and Illinois
16.
Hurricanes typically form over
a)
cold ocean water
b)
tropical rain forests
c)
warm ocean water
d)
very dry land masses
17.
The eye of a hurricane
a)
has the highest winds
b)
has dense clouds
c)
produces the storm surge
d)
is calm
18.
A "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane ands is called a(n)
a)
eye
b)
storm surge
c)
eyewall
d)
jet stream
19.
A storm is a(n)
a)
"dome" of water tha sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands
b)
huge body of air that has simiar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
c)
boundary where unlike air masses meet and do not easily mix.
d)
violent disturbance in the atmosphere
20.
One of the best places to seek protection during a tornado is
a)
in the attic
b)
beside either the stove or refrigerator
c)
in the garage
d)
in the basement of a well built building
21.
One example of a safe place to be during a thunderstorm is
a)
riding in a boat
b)
swimming in a lake
c)
sitting under a tree
d)
crouching in a low area
22.
If people are asked to evacuate during a hurricane watch, they are being asked to
a)
seek shelter in their homes.
b)
move away from the windows in their homes.
c)
leave the area temporarily
d)
move away permanently
23.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called
a)
astronomers
b)
climatologists
c)
meteorologists
d)
weatherologists
24.
Which of the following sources of weather data would enable a meteorologist to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm?
a)
a chart of data from previous storm surges
b)
radar
c)
a network of aneroid barometers
d)
weather balloons
25.
Isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same
a)
wind speed
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
26.
Clouds that form near the ground and look like fluffy heaps of cotton are called
a)
occluded
b)
Cumulus
c)
maritime tropical
d)
cold
27.
Flat, layered ______ clouds can cover most of the sky.
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
stationary
d)
stromboli
28.
A(n) ___ air mass can bring thunderstorms to the United States in the summer.
a)
continental tropical
b)
maritime tropical
c)
stationary
d)
anticyclone
29.
Hot, dry air moves into the Southwest in summer from a(n) ___________ air mass.
a)
maritime tropical
b)
continental tropical
c)
cold
d)
occluded
30.
A(n)____ front may bring many days of rain because neither air mass can move the other.
a)
stationary
b)
occluded
c)
anticyclone
d)
hurricane
31.
Where a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, a(n) __ front occurs.
a)
occluded
b)
stationary
c)
anticyclone
d)
cumulus
32.
A(n) ____ front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.
a)
cold
b)
stationary
c)
hurricane
d)
stratus
33.
From the center of a "high" or _____, winds spiral outward toward areas of lower pressure.
a)
anticyclone
b)
cyclone
c)
occluded
d)
cumulus
34.
A long-lasting storm that begins over the warm surface of the ocean and has winds of 119 km per hour or higher is a ______.
a)
hurricane
b)
cyclone
c)
anticyclone
d)
tornado
35.
Which soil horizon would you find humus?
a)
horizon A
b)
horizon B
c)
horizon C
d)
bedrock
36.
Topsoil can be held in place by
a)
subsoil
b)
bedrock
c)
tree roots
d)
leaf litter
37.
In what type of climate would soil form fastest from limestone bedrock?
a)
cold, dry climate
b)
hot, dry climate
c)
cold, wet climate
d)
hot, wet climate
38.
What type of front is represented in the picture?
a)
cold front moving south
b)
warm front moving north
c)
warm front moving south
d)
cold front moving north
39.
What is the following symbol?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
40.
What is the following symbol?
a)
occluded front
b)
stationary front
c)
cold front
d)
warm front
41.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
42.
What type of cloud would you see if you hear thunder outside?
a)
cumulostratus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
43.
Where would the air contain the most moisture, over Panama or Antarctica and why?
a)
Over panama, it's cold and dry there so the humidity is low.
b)
Over Antarctica. It's cold and dry there so the humidity is low.
c)
Over Panama. It's warm and wet there, so the humidity is high.
d)
Over Antarctica. It is warm and dry there so the humidity is low.
44.
You see lumps of ice the size of golf balls. Is it hail or sleet? How do you know.
a)
It's sleet. Sleet is huge chucks of ice.
b)
It is hail. Hail is large frozen chunks of ice.
45.
If the weather becomes stormy for a short time and then becomes colder, which type of front has passed?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
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