WorksheetsMeteorology Unit Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the atmospheric layer we live in?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
2.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful rays?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
3.
What tool is used to measure air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
barometer
4.
The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
5.
The transfer of heat energy by direct contact, or touch, is __________________?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
6.
What is the term for the conditions in the atmosphere over a long period of time?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Climate
c)
Weather
d)
Wind
7.
Feeling the heat from a fire is an example of which type of atmospheric heating?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Greenhouse effect
8.
Compared to the ocean, land heats up and cools down
a)
Faster
b)
Slower
c)
Equally
d)
Gradually
9.
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a)
Light rain followed by clear weather
b)
Many days of cloudy wet weather
c)
Severe thunderstorms and rain
d)
Cold and dry weather
10.
What is a warm front?
a)
Warm air mass becomes caught between cold air masses
b)
two air masses meet and stay separate
c)
Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
d)
Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up
11.
What forms when two air masses meet?
a)
Flood
b)
Cloud
c)
Front
d)
Climate
12.
What is the effect on the air due to unequal heating rates of heating and cooling between water and land?
a)
different density (high & low pressure)
b)
ocean and land breezes
c)
convection currents
d)
all choices
13.
Which global wind pattern is responsible for moving weather fronts across the Unites States?
a)
Polar Easterlies
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Doldrums
14.
Distinct weather patterns on Earth's surface are created by __________ and the Coriolis Effect.
a)
unequal heating
b)
magnetic fields
c)
increased temperature
d)
increased air pressure
15.
What increases air's ability to hold more water vapor?
a)
increased wind speed
b)
decreased temperature
c)
increased temperature
d)
increased air pressure
16.
What is dew point?
a)
Temperature when gas become a liquid
b)
water vapor
c)
relative humidity
d)
humidity
17.
What is the cause of Earth's change of seasons throughout the year?
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Revolution of the Earth
c)
Tilt of the Earth's axis
d)
Earth's temperature & weather
18.
What kind of weather does a cumulonimbus cloud bring?
a)
clear and sunny
b)
light rain
c)
hurricane
d)
thunderstorm
19.
When the northern hemisphere is in the winter season, temperatures are lower because _________________.
a)
it is further from the sun
b)
the sun's rays are indirect & less intense
c)
it is closer to the sun
d)
the sun's rays are direct & more intense
20.
What causes changes in the weather?
a)
air masses move and come together
b)
water evaporates
c)
the air gets more humid
d)
clouds form
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