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WorksheetsLessons 1-7 Review
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a hurricane's energy source?
a)
warm water
b)
cold water
c)
wind
d)
warm air
2.
What is the source for warming up ocean water?
a)
the sun
b)
water movement
c)
wind
3.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
4.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
5.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
6.
Where is Tornado Alley located?
a)
Near the equator of the Earth
b)
Near the North Pole
c)
South Central Los Angeles
d)
Middle states of United States
7.
Which are bigger, hurricanes or tornadoes?
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Hurricanes
8.
What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
d)
F5
9.
What are these lines known as?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
10.
What is the scale that is used to measure tornadoes?
a)
Mohs Scale
b)
Fujita Scale
c)
Saffir Simpson Scale
d)
McDonalds Scale
11.
You are sitting in a pocket of high air pressure. The weather would probably be...
a)
Rainy and cloudy
b)
Sunny and warm
12.
What type of surface experiences tornadoes?
a)
flat lands
b)
mountainous areas
c)
in the water
d)
in the sky
13.
The ________ scale ranks tornadoes and is based on ________.
a)
Fujita, damage
b)
Fujita, wind speed
c)
Saffir-Simpson, damage
d)
Saffir-Simpson, wind speed
14.
A tropical cyclone is also called what?
a)
tornado
b)
rain storm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
15.
What is the scale used to measure hurricanes?
a)
MPH scale
b)
Fujita Scale
c)
Weight Scale
d)
Saffir/Simpson Scale
16.
___________ is a spherical model of the Earth
a)
map
b)
globe
c)
picture
17.
Which of the following is an example of a vortex?
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
blizzard
d)
tidal wave
18.
Which is NOT a cause of a vortex?
a)
Gravity
b)
thunderstorms
c)
The uneven heating of Earth's surface
d)
Earth's rotation
19.
Which type of storm moves the fastest?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
20.
What is the name of a climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean.
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nina
c)
La Nino
d)
El Nino
21.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
22.
As you go deeper in the ocean the water gets warmer
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
24.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
25.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from Canada
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
26.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
27.
The amount of salt dissolved in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
28.
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
a)
The length of the seasons
b)
The shape of the earth
c)
The duration of the solar year
d)
The amount of direct sunlight each area receives
29.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
spirally
b)
unevenly
c)
circularly
d)
kinetically
30.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude
b)
Shock waves from clouds
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure
d)
The rotation of earth
31.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
The fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
d)
The fact that it's more dense than cold air
32.
What can you infer about the water at the surface of the ocean, compared to the water hundreds of meters below?
a)
Surface water tends to be saltier
b)
Surface water tends to be denser
c)
Surface water tends to be warmer
d)
Surface water tends to be calmer
33.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
34.
WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
35.
COOL air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
36.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
37.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
38.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
39.
Water turns from liquid into vapor.
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
40.
What heats up faster?
a)
1000 mL of water
b)
1000 mL of soil
41.
What cools faster?
a)
1 L of water
b)
1 L of soil
42.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
43.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
44.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
45.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
46.
What causes a sea breeze?
a)
even heating and cooling of land and sea
b)
uneven heating and cooling of land and sea
c)
rain falling over land and sea
d)
snow falling over land and sea
47.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
48.
What does a Barometer Measure?
a)
temprature
b)
air pressure
c)
rain
d)
wind speed
49.
What does a thermometer measure?
a)
temperature
b)
RAINBOWS
c)
climate
d)
wind
50.
What is a front?
a)
an air mass
b)
Two Air Masses that have colided
c)
weather
d)
air
51.
what is this a picture of ?
a)
earthquake
b)
lightning
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
52.
these are also called typhoons and cyclones
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
53.
Very large- usually about 342 miles in diameter
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
54.
These move slowly, usually between 5 and 15 mph
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
55.
A vortex is the movement of liquids or gases in a spiral around a central axis. In a storm, it is the calm center area around which clouds spiral
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
57.
After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?
a)
Ground Water
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Snow
58.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
59.
Which part of the water cycle is occuring when warm, moist air cools and begins forming clouds?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
60.
Which term best describes how plants release water in the form of water vapor?
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
61.
Which process impacts the water cycle by drawing water vapor from plant leaves?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
62.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
63.
Which best explains why most clouds form high in the atmosphere instead of close to the ground?
a)
Heat from the sun increases run-off
b)
Heat from the sun decreases condensation
c)
Heat from the sun causes air pressure to fall
d)
Heat from the sun causes water vapor to rise
64.
A student gets a can of soda from the refrigerator. There is a thin film of moisture on the surface of the can. Which best describes the source of the moisture?
a)
Water from the air condensed on the can
b)
Water from the can evaporated into the air
c)
Melted ice from the refrigerator forms on the can
d)
Ice from the refrigerator becomes frozen on the can
65.
Which term best describes the flow of water over land?
a)
surface runoff
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
66.
Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth's surface?
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
67.
Which factor speeds up the process of evaporation during the water cycle?
a)
low humidity
b)
low air pressure
c)
high air pressure
d)
high temperature
68.
What is it called when condensed water droplets or ice crystals fall to the surface of the Earth?
a)
Rain
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Sublimation
69.
What drives the water cycle?
a)
Water
b)
Steering Wheel
c)
Sun
d)
The President
70.
What gives the clouds a dark color?
a)
muddy water
b)
lightening burns them
c)
carbon dioxide causes the clouds to turn black
d)
dust particles in the air
71.
What is the process of water droplets falling to the ground?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
72.
The sun's energy causes evaporation.
a)
True
b)
False
73.
What is melting?
a)
Gas To Something
b)
Liquid to Solid
c)
Gas to Solid
d)
Solid to Liquid
74.
What is evaporation?
a)
Water to gas
b)
Gas to water
c)
Solid to water
d)
gas to solid
75.
What is freezing?
a)
Solid to Water
b)
Water to Gas
c)
Gas to Water
d)
Water to Soild
76.
What is condensation?
a)
Gas to Liquid
b)
Liquid to Gas
c)
Solid to Liquid
d)
Soild to Gas
77.
What is sublimation?
a)
Gas to Solid
b)
Liquid to Solid
c)
Liquid to Gas
d)
Gas to Liquid
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