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WorksheetsChapter 17 & 20
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of climate?
a)
A sudden snowstorm resulted in subzero temperatures and 30 cm of new snow.
b)
In southern California, temperatures are generally mild and rainfall is low.
c)
Record-breaking low temperatures caused a sudden freeze one day in Des Moines.
d)
A week of rain caused widespread flooding in Seattle.
2.
Most of Earth’s dry air is made up of
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
b)
nitrogen and argon.
c)
nitrogen and oxygen.
d)
oxygen and argon.
3.
In which level of the atmosphere is ozone concentrated?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
4.
Seasonal changes occur because of
a)
Earth’s tilt.
b)
Earth’s shape.
c)
the distance between Earth and the moon.
d)
the time of year.
5.
How does temperature change in the mesosphere?
a)
It increases with increasing altitude.
b)
It decreases with increasing altitude.
c)
It remains constant to about 20 km, then decreases.
d)
It remains constant throughout the layer.
6.
The upper layer of the atmosphere is the
a)
mesosphere.
b)
stratosphere.
c)
troposphere.
d)
thermosphere.
7.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place is known as
a)
climate.
b)
weather.
c)
meteorology.
d)
climatology.
8.
Clouds absorb outgoing radiation emitted by Earth and reradiate a portion of it back to the surface during
a)
nighttime.
b)
daytime.
c)
summer.
d)
times of heavy rainfall.
9.
On the date of the summer solstice, the ____ Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
a)
southern
b)
northern
c)
western
d)
eastern
10.
What conditions are necessary for the formation of a thunderstorm?
a)
cold, dry unstable air
b)
warm, dry stable air
c)
warm, humid unstable air
d)
cold, humid stable air
11.
In a hurricane, the highest wind speeds and heaviest rainfall occur
a)
inside the eye.
b)
in the eye wall.
c)
along the hurricane's leading edge.
d)
along the hurricane's trailing edge.
12.
In the midwestern United States, a middle-latitude cyclone is a
a)
tropical hurricane.
b)
exceptionally large tornado.
c)
large center of high pressure.
d)
large center of low pressure.
13.
Tornadoes form in
a)
all thunderstorms.
b)
association with anticyclones.
c)
association with high-pressure centers.
d)
some severe thunderstorms.
14.
In what direction do most weather systems move across the continental United States?
a)
from west to east
b)
from east to west
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
15.
What type of front forms when warm air moves into an area with cooler air?
a)
occluded front
b)
stationary front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
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