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Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
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Class
Date
1.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
2.
A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
3.
This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting
a)
hurricane
b)
thunderstorm
c)
tornado
d)
blizzard
4.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
5.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
6.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
7.
What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
severe storms
d)
hot
8.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
9.
What type of weather would you expect from the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
hot
d)
stormy
10.
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is:
a)
at its dew point
b)
saturated
c)
at its dew point AND saturated
d)
none of the rest
11.
Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?
a)
they are larger
b)
longer duration
c)
also associated with flooding and strong rains
d)
all of the rest
12.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
13.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
14.
Warm air mass that does not carry water:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
15.
Cold air mass that is carrying water is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
16.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
17.
In _______ pressure systems, air rises
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
18.
These can be produced by thunderstorms
a)
stationary fronts
b)
tornadoes
c)
volcanoes
d)
tsunamis
19.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
20.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
21.
Which option pictured describes how rain is formed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Which option pictured shows how sleet forms?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which option pictured shows how hail forms?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
When cumulus clouds are white they signal______ weather, but when they are darker, they may signal _____ or _______.
a)
overcast; rain; clear skies
b)
fair; hail; cloudy
c)
fair; rain; clear skies
d)
fair; rain; thunderstorms
25.
Which are darker clouds that form at medium or low elevations and are spread out layer upon layer.
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
fog
26.
The word part _________ means rain.
a)
rainus/rine
b)
cirro/cirrus
c)
alto/altus
d)
nimbus/nimbo
27.
Alto means _______ level.
a)
high
b)
medium
c)
low
d)
altitude
28.
Clouds that form when condensation occurs near the ground are called _____.
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
nimbostratus
c)
cumulus
d)
fog
29.
________ ________ are huge bodies of air that form over water or land in tropical or polarregions.
a)
air masses
b)
cloud masses
c)
air pressure
d)
tropical storms
30.
As air masses move and collide with each other, ________ form at the boundaries between them.
a)
air masses
b)
fronts
c)
hurricanes
d)
tropical storms
31.
When neither a cold air mass nor a warm air mass moves at a frontal boundary, the result is a__________ _______ and may produce long periods of ____________
a)
warm front; precipiation
b)
stationary front; precipitation
c)
cold front; precipitation
d)
occluded front; precipitation
32.
_______ pressure systems usually signal fair weather with winds moving clockwise.
a)
low
b)
medium
c)
high
d)
none of the answers are correct
33.
______ pressure systems usually signal stormy weather with winds moving counter clockwise.
a)
low
b)
medium
c)
high
d)
none of the answers are correct
34.
______ are a rapidly moving funnel-shaped cloud that extends down from a storm cloud.
a)
storms
b)
tornadoes
c)
thunderstorms
d)
hurricanes
35.
_________ is a low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water. The lower the pressure in the center of this storm, the faster the winds blow towards the center of the storm.
a)
storms
b)
tornadoes
c)
thunderstorms
d)
hurricanes
36.
________ is a condition of Earth’s atmosphere at any time.
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
ozone
d)
rain
37.
__________ are used on weather maps to indicate high and low pressure systems.
a)
isotherms
b)
circles
c)
triangles
d)
isobars
38.
_________ are used on a weather map to indicate temperature ranges.
a)
isobars
b)
isotherms
c)
triangles
d)
circles
39.
Because convection cells are in place in the atmosphere and earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Climate Effect
d)
Atmosphere Effect
40.
The weather systems usually move across the country from _____ to ________.
a)
north; south
b)
west; north
c)
south; north
d)
west; east
41.
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
a)
Maritime Polar air mass
b)
Maritime Tropical air mass
c)
continental polar air mass
d)
continental tropical air mass
42.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
43.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
44.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
45.
The deflection of wind and water due to the rotation of the Earth
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Milankovitch Cycles
d)
Global Warming
46.
This type of front occurs when a cold front catches up with a warm front
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Stationary Front
47.
Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called
a)
stratus clouds
b)
cumulonimbus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
d)
nimbostratus clouds
48.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulance
49.
What happens to water vapor as it rises higher and higher in the air?
a)
the vapor cools and then condenses to form clouds.
b)
the vapor heats and then evaporates to form clouds.
c)
the vapor cools and then evaporates to form clouds.
d)
the vapor heats and then condenses to form clouds.
50.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
51.
warm air rises creating this type of pressure; can bring rain and storms
a)
low
b)
high
c)
even
d)
updraft
52.
Very high feathery clouds are called
a)
stratus clouds
b)
cumulonimbus clouds
c)
cirrus clouds
d)
nimbostratus clouds
53.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
54.
They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Stratus
55.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
56.
They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Stratus
57.
These clouds are the closest to the ground. Their name means layer- or sheet like. They bring rain or snow and cover most of the sky.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cumulus
58.
Which cloud brings nice weather?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
59.
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring continuous precipitation (rain or snow).
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbo
60.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
61.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
62.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
63.
Cirro
a)
High
b)
Wispy
c)
Rain
d)
Puffy
64.
Cumulus
a)
White
b)
Precipitation
c)
Puffy
d)
Middle
65.
Alto
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Rain
d)
Middle
66.
Nimbo
a)
Wispy
b)
Rain
c)
Layered
d)
Loq
67.
Stratus
a)
Puffy
b)
Wispy
c)
Layered
d)
High
68.
Cirrus
a)
Wispy
b)
Puffy
c)
Middle
d)
Low
69.
Strato
a)
Layered
b)
High
c)
Middle
d)
Low
70.
These type of clouds are found highest in the atmosphere and contain ice crystals.
a)
cumulus
b)
cirro
c)
alto
d)
nimbus
71.
What is the name of the cloud shown?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus
c)
Nimbostratus
d)
Cumulus
72.
What type of Weather does this cloud bring?
a)
fair weather
b)
drizzle or rain
c)
if dark, rain. if white, fair weather
73.
what type of weather does this cloud bring?
a)
fair weather
b)
rain or drizzle
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