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WorksheetsChapter 12 Meteorology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At what point do scientists classify an area’s weather as its climate?
a)
1 Year
b)
5 Years
c)
15 Years
d)
30 Years
2.
The hot and humid weather in Texas during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Maritime Tropical
3.
Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass?
a)
Continental Polar
b)
Continental Tropical
c)
Maritime Polar
d)
Artic
4.
What front is being forecast for this state?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
5.
Which air mass produces Seattle’s heavy winter precipitation?
a)
Continental polar
b)
Continental tropical
c)
Maritime polar, north Pacific ocean
d)
Maritime polar, north Atlantic ocean
6.
Which region would be the warmest during the winter as a result of its air mass?
a)
central Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
northern California
d)
Maine
7.
Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ____.
a)
Humidity
b)
lapse rate
c)
Weather
d)
The Ionosphere
8.
The Coriolis effect is due to the ____ of Earth.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Shape
d)
Density
9.
It is a cloudy and rainy day in Connersville; what type of weather system are we having?
a)
High-Pressure
b)
Low-Pressure
c)
Medium-Pressure
d)
No Pressure
10.
A(n) ____ forecast involves comparing current weather patterns to patterns that took place in the past.
a)
Real-Time
b)
Digital
c)
Analog
d)
Comparative
11.
Whether the day will be rainy or dry can be predicted somewhat accurately by a long-term forecast at the ____ range.
a)
one to two-month
b)
four-seven days
c)
one to three days
d)
one to two weeks
12.
A balloon-borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level temperature, air pressure, and humidity is ____.
a)
A Radiosonde
b)
A Satellite
c)
A Hygrometer
d)
Doppler Radar
13.
When a siren’s pitch changes and gets louder as it gets closer and then quieter as soon as it passes by you is what type of effect?
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
Convergence Effect
d)
Radar Effect
14.
A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n) ____.
a)
station model
b)
topographic map
c)
isopleth model
d)
climate map
15.
The exchange of heat or moisture with the surface over which an air mass travels is known as ____.
a)
intertropical convergence
b)
air mass modification
c)
occlusion
d)
air mass exchange
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