WorksheetsWeather
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This storm is a violently rotating column of air that has contact with the ground and is near ta thunderstorm is called
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
thunderstorm
d)
tsunami
2.
Air masses get their characteristics from
a)
jet streams
b)
the air over which it forms
3.
A mixture of gases, liquids, and solids that surround the earth
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
atmosphere
d)
precipitation
4.
Rain, snow, hail, sleet and any other form of water that falls to Earth's surface from clouds are all examples of
a)
humidity
b)
temperature
c)
atmosphere
d)
precipitation
5.
A _____ is a snowstorm with very high winds.
a)
hurricane
b)
blizzard
c)
tornado
d)
tsunami
6.
The study of weather is called
a)
meteorology
b)
biology
c)
neurology
7.
The _____ is the average weather conditions in a certain place over a long period of time.
a)
temperature
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
humidity
8.
Most of the earth's weather occurs in the
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
9.
The Greenhouse Effect is the heating of the earth's atmosphere by solar radiation being _____ by gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
a)
released
b)
trapped
10.
A ___ is a body of air that has similar temperature and humidity (water vapor) content.
a)
front
b)
tornado
c)
air mass
d)
a convection current
11.
A ____ is a loop of moving air caused by rising warm air and sinking cool air.
a)
convection current
b)
front
c)
air mass
d)
hurricane
12.
A _____ is a boundary between two air masses.
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
weather
d)
convection current
13.
The _____ are atmospheric conditions in a certain place, including the air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and air pressure.
a)
front
b)
temperature
c)
climate
d)
weather
14.
Weather systems in the U.S. generally travel from
a)
east to west
b)
north to south
c)
south to north
d)
west to east
15.
This system usually brings bad weather, clouds, and rain
a)
low pressure
b)
high pressure
16.
This system usually brings good weather, sun and dry weather
a)
low pressure
b)
high pressure
17.
A ____ is a weather instrument used to measure air pressure.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anemometer
18.
A ____ is a weather instrument used to measure wind speed.
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
psychrometer
19.
A continuous moving stream of _____ water is called ocean current.
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
stream
20.
_______ picks up images of storms and determines the direction they are moving.
a)
Doppler radar
b)
Thermometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Barometer
21.
Earth's rotation causes there to be a change in wind direction. This is called
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Convection Current
c)
Water Cycle
d)
Jet Stream
22.
The planetary wind belts of continuous winds that cover large portions of the earth's surface include polar easterlies, westerlies, and _____________
a)
water cycle
b)
trade winds
c)
jet stream
d)
fronts
23.
A jet stream is a narrow belt of __________-speed winds in the upper troposphere often affecting the movement of high and low-pressure systems.
a)
low
b)
high
24.
The ________ is the movement of water through the ecosystem.
a)
front
b)
jet stream
c)
water cycle
d)
precipitation
25.
A ______ is a powerful rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
thunderstorm
26.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
27.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
28.
Global Climate Change is the increase in the earth's surface temperature over the last 100 years which may result in dramatic ___________ changes around the world.
a)
climate
b)
rain
29.
Prevailing winds are ______ patterns in the planetary wind belts, like the westerly winds in Western New York.
a)
ocean
b)
rain
c)
wind
30.
Small, intense weather systems that generates heavy rain, strong winds and lightening are
a)
hurricanes.
b)
tornadoes.
c)
hurricanes.
d)
thunderstorms.
31.
The sun's _____________ heats up land faster than water on the earth's surface.
a)
temperature
b)
radiation
32.
Because the Earth _____, winds do not blow straight, but curve.
a)
spins on its axis
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
weather
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