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WorksheetsMeteorology Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which diagram best models the movement of coastal air during the night?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?
a)
hurricanes
b)
global convection currents
c)
earth's rotation
d)
Coriolis effect
3.
Meteorologists often look at differences in air pressure when they are trying to predict the weather. Why do these differences occur?
a)
The moon's gravity has different strengths
b)
The sun heats different places at different rates
c)
Earth's rotation makes different places move at different speeds
d)
Volcanoes add different amounts of heat and gas to the air in different places
4.
The air mass shown in the picture above is forming over Mexico. This air mass is called....
a)
continental polar
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
maritime tropical
5.
Branson, Missouri, and San Francisco, California, are located at about the same latitude. Branson is completely surrounded by land. San Francisco is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. Why is Branson generally warmer than San Francisco?
a)
water is always cooler than land
b)
Branson received more sunshine than San Franciso
c)
areas surrounded by water absorb and radiate more heat than land areas
d)
areas surrounded by land absorb and radiate more heat than water areas
6.
Which of the following happens to the weather when water evaporates from the ocean and then condenses in the atmosphere?
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
the coriolis effect
c)
dry weather patterns
d)
humid weather patterns
7.
Which of these effects generally occurs as the result of warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at Earth’s surface?
a)
the sky becomes clear
b)
winds die down
c)
cloud formation decreases
d)
stormy weather patterns
8.
Which of these BEST explains how wind is formed?
a)
uneven heating of Earth's surface
b)
by the gravitational pull between the Moon and Earth
c)
movement of tectonic plates
d)
by the rotation of Earth's axis
9.
Why does Seattle experience much less severe winters than Bismarck?
a)
Seattle is slightly closer to the sun during the winter months.
b)
The Pacific Ocean releases heat and keeps Seattle warmer.
c)
It is warmer in the central part of the United States.
d)
Cold air masses settle away from bodies of water.
10.
Which cross section picture best represents how surface winds form by daytime near a shoreline on a hot summer day?
a)
Picture 1
b)
Picture 2
c)
Picture 3
d)
Picture 4
11.
By which method does heat energy in the atmosphere circulate?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
advection
12.
Why is the top of the mesosphere colder than the top of the troposphere?
a)
The troposphere is closer to the sun than the mesosphere
b)
the mesosphere contains less ozone than the troposphere does
c)
the percentages of nitrogen and oxygen are different in the mesosphere
d)
there are fewer gases that absorb solar energy and they are farther apart in the mesosphere
13.
Johnny feels an ocean breeze as he plays volleyball at the beach. Why do ocean winds blow toward the shore during the day?
a)
earth’s rotation causes air to blow toward land
b)
the energy of ocean storms pushes air toward shore
c)
air over the beach heats up, rises, and is replaced by ocean air
d)
ocean air is less dense, so it moves in to replace air over the land
14.
Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?
a)
coriolis force
b)
hurricanes
c)
earth's rotation
d)
convection currents
15.
The table below shows air-pressure readings taken at two cities, in the same region of the United States, at noon on four different days.
The wind speed in the region between cities A and B was probably the greatest at noon on day....?
The wind speed in the region between cities A and B was probably the greatest at noon on day....?
a)
day 1
b)
Day 2
c)
day 3
d)
day 4
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