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WorksheetsClimate/Oceans/Weather Unit Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the ultimate source of energy for all things on Earth (such as photosynthesis, winds, currents, heat transfer, etc.)?
a)
moon
b)
earth's gravity
c)
sun
d)
earth's position in the solar system
2.
Heat transfer toward the Earth from the sun is most concentrated at the equator which causes the air and the water to __________ and _________.
a)
warm up and rise
b)
cool down and sink
c)
neither of these are correct
3.
Warm air ___________ because it is __________ dense.
a)
sinks, less
b)
rises, less
c)
sinks, more
d)
rises, more
4.
Cold air _________ because it is _________ dense.
a)
sinks, more
b)
sinks, less
c)
rises, more
d)
rises, less
5.
Heat transfer through fluids is called
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
none of these
6.
True or False: Convection is involved in the circulation of air and water because warm replaces cold and cold replaces warm.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
___________ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
Density
b)
Mass
c)
Velocity
d)
Energy
8.
Convection currents and ____________ are created by the unequal heating of Earth's surface.
a)
tides
b)
wind
c)
cold fronts
d)
high pressure areas
9.
You can expect the following type of weather after a cold front passes through your area:
a)
fair, clear, cooler temperatures
b)
rainy, overcast, warm temperatures
c)
sunny, clear, hot warm temperatures
d)
rainy, humid, warm temperatures
10.
Blue triangles on a weather map are used to indicate a
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
low pressure area
d)
high pressure area
11.
You can expect the following type of weather after a warm front passes through your area:
a)
fair, clear, cooler temperatures
b)
warmer temperatures and more humidity
c)
rainy, cold temperatures
d)
none of these are correct
12.
Red half circles on a weather map indicate the presence of a
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
low pressure area
d)
high pressure area
13.
True or False: Low pressure systems are associated with fair, clear weather.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False: High pressure systems are associated with cloudy, rainy weather.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
In the water cycle, water that evaporates when it gets cooled up high in the atmosphere condenses back to liquid and forms ____________.
a)
clouds
b)
thunderstorms
c)
lakes/rivers
d)
none of these are correct
16.
True or False: Greater evaporation in the water cycle can lead to higher rates of precipitation.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
___________ air can hold more moisture because molecules are further apart so there is more room for water vapor.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
18.
A _______________ measures air pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
19.
A _______________ measures wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
anenometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
20.
A _____________ measures temperature.
a)
barometer
b)
anenometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
21.
A _________________ measures relative humidity.
a)
barometer
b)
anenometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
22.
A boundary where two air masses meet is called a
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
c)
front
d)
none of these are correct
23.
Wet weather, wind, and warm ocean water are all needed to form what?
a)
tornados
b)
thunderstorms
c)
hurricanes
d)
none of these
24.
Isobars on a weather map
a)
indicate a cold front
b)
connect equal points of air pressure
c)
indicate a warm front
d)
indicate a hurricane
25.
How would an air mass (large section of air with the same temperature and moisture) that passes over the United States affect the weather in Texas?
a)
It wouldn't affect weather in Texas.
b)
It would cause a front with different weather to occur.
c)
It would cause a hurricane.
26.
A cloud is formed through the process of
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
27.
How does El Nino or La Nina affect weather patterns around the world?
a)
They have no affect on weather patterns.
b)
They cause much milder, calmer weather.
c)
They cause extreme changes throughout the world.
28.
Cold fronts head through Texas from the ________________.
a)
Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
29.
Texas receives warm, moist area from which direction?
a)
Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Southeast
30.
Salinity refers to the amount of _________ dissolved in water.
a)
sediment
b)
salt
c)
sand
d)
none of these
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