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WorksheetsWeather Unit Assessment Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cool air tends to be _________ dense and flow _______ warmer air
a)
more, under
b)
less, under
c)
more, over
d)
less, over
2.
Warm air tends to be _________ dense and flow _______ cooler air
a)
less, under
b)
less, over
c)
more, under
d)
more, over
3.
When water evaporates it is changing from a:
a)
Liquid
to a gas
b)
Gas
to a liquid
c)
Solid
to a liquid
d)
Liquid to a solid
4.
When water condenses it is changing from a:
a)
gas to a liquid
b)
liquid to a gas
c)
gas to a solid
d)
solid to a liquid
5.
_________ is the amount of salt in an amount of water
a)
Salinity
b)
Density
c)
Temperature
d)
Bullockishness
6.
Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature due to differences in:
a)
Wind patterns
b)
Lifeforms
c)
Currents
d)
Salinity
7.
The ozone layer helps life on Earth by absorbing energy from the sun and
a)
Reflecting radio signals back to Earth
b)
Burning
up meteoroids before they strike land.
c)
Shielding the Earth from harmful ultraviolet
radiation
d)
Relaying
telephone and television communications.
8.
Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather take place?
a)
Troposhere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
10.
Which layer of the atmosphere helps protect the Earth from meteoroids?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mambasphere
11.
Layers of the atmosphere are divided by changes in
a)
temperature
b)
pressure
c)
density
d)
altitude
12.
As you go farther up in the atmosphere, air pressure and density both
a)
remain constant.
b)
increase, then decrease.
c)
increase.
d)
decrease.
13.
Local winds are caused by
a)
unequal heating within a small area
b)
large areas of high pressure
c)
Earth's magnetic field
d)
Polar Ice Caps
14.
The process by which gases hold heat in the Earth’s atmosphere is known as:
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Outhouse effect
c)
Convection
d)
Water Cycle
15.
In order for clouds to form, air must cool to the dew point and
a)
infared energy must be present
b)
there must be particles in the air.
c)
the Coriolis effect must take place
d)
Mr. Bullock must eat hot wings.
16.
Global Winds are caused by
a)
unequal heating of the Earth's surface
b)
The Greenhouse effect
c)
The Carbonaro Effect
d)
The Thermosphere
17.
Rapidly swirling winds from a super cell thunderstorm that touch the ground is a
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Cyclone
d)
Typhoon
18.
Most of earth's water is located
a)
in Oceans
b)
in rivers and lakes
c)
in the atmosphere
d)
frozen at the poles
19.
The Coriolis effect causes winds and ocean currents
a)
to remain straight
b)
to curve due to the rotation of the Earth
c)
to create massive storms that cause ice ages.
d)
all of the answers are correct.
20.
The global wind patterns that affect North America create
a)
east to west winds
b)
west to east winds
c)
North to south winds
d)
no wind.
21.
The weather phenomenon known as lake effect snow is best described by which of the following:
a)
Moist air traveling over a lake and losing moisture due to precipitation
b)
A cold air mass traveling over a warmer body of water and picking up moisture, which leads to snow on the other side of the lake.
c)
A warm, moist air mass traveling over a lake and changing into a cool, dry air mass.
d)
A high pressure system causing snow near the Great Lakes
22.
What are two factors that cause the ocean currents known as the "global ocean conveyor" or thermohaline circulation?
a)
Salinity and temperature
b)
wind and salinity
c)
hangryness and saltiness
d)
temperature and the Coriolis effect
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