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WorksheetsWeather Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not an example of heat transfer?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Condensation
2.
For conduction heat is transferred by ____________.
a)
touch
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
fluids
d)
evaporation
3.
Convection occurs when heat is transferred through ____________.
a)
touch
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
fluids
d)
evaporation
4.
Radiation occurs when heat is transferred through ____________.
a)
touch
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
fluids
d)
evaporation
5.
Heat moving through the atmosphere is an example of...
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
precipitation
6.
When you heat molecules, they move...
a)
the same!
b)
faster.
c)
slower.
7.
Earth's surface is heated...
a)
Evenly.
b)
Unevenly.
8.
You use a thermometer to measure...
a)
humidity
b)
air pressure
c)
wind speed
d)
temperature
9.
A ______________ tells wind direction.
a)
psychrometer
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
thermometer
10.
The force of air pushing down on you is called...
a)
air pressure.
b)
altitude.
c)
gravity.
d)
evaporation.
11.
Air pressure is ___________ dense at the top of a mountain than at sea level.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
equal
12.
Air is lightest and least dense at which temperature?
a)
5 degrees C
b)
33 degrees C
c)
78 degrees C
d)
98 degrees C
13.
Air is heavies and most dense at which temperature?
a)
5 degrees C
b)
33 degrees C
c)
78 degrees C
d)
98 degrees C
14.
An psychrometer measures...
a)
temperature
b)
wind direction
c)
humidity
d)
wind speed
15.
Which of the three main cloud types we've studied brings steady rain?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus.
c)
Cirrus.
16.
For clouds to form, the sun must first...
a)
make it rain.
b)
cool the air.
c)
condense water vapor.
d)
evaporate ocean water.
17.
For clouds to form, the air's warm water vapor must undergo...
a)
precipitation.
b)
evaporation.
c)
percolation.
d)
condensation.
18.
The type of cloud that is like a big pancake and covers most of the sky is called...
a)
a cumulus cloud.
b)
a stratus cloud.
c)
a cirrus cloud.
19.
What state of matter are clouds NOT found in?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gasous
c)
Solid
20.
The type of cloud that is low in the sky and fluffy is a...
a)
cumulus cloud.
b)
stratus cloud.
c)
cirrus cloud.
21.
The type of cloud that is thin and feathery is a...
a)
cumulus cloud.
b)
stratus cloud.
c)
cirrus cloud.
22.
Warm humid air rises and then must _______ & _________ before forming a cloud.
a)
evaporate & rise
b)
cool & condense
23.
What is the energy source drives the water cycle?
a)
Sun
b)
Evaporation
c)
Fire
d)
Condensation
24.
Which number is evaporation taking place?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Which number is condensation taking place?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
The tiny droplets of water that form on the outside of your orange juice glass are from...
a)
condensation.
b)
evaporation.
c)
transpiration.
d)
the ocean.
27.
Hanging your wet towels and coming back to find them dry means this has occurred...
a)
percolation.
b)
evaporation.
c)
condensation.
d)
transpiration.
28.
What is humidity?
a)
The amount of water vapor in the air.
b)
The amount of clouds in the air.
c)
The amount of sun's energy in the air.
d)
The amount of planes in the air.
29.
The two most abundant elements in the atmosphere are...?
a)
oxygen & hydrogen
b)
nitrogen & oxygen
c)
silicon & oxygen
d)
hydrogen & nitrogen
30.
As you climb Mt. Everest, the temperature of the troposphere...
a)
gets warmer.
b)
gets colder.
c)
stays the same.
31.
The symbol with (blue) triangles represents this type of front...
a)
warm.
b)
cold.
c)
stationary.
d)
occluded.
32.
The symbols with alternating (red) half circles and (blue) triangles, pointing opposite directions is this type of front...
a)
warm.
b)
cold.
c)
stationary.
d)
occluded.
33.
The symbol with (red) half circles represents this type of front...
a)
warm.
b)
cold.
c)
stationary.
d)
occluded.
34.
Why do coastal towns stay warmer than towns landlocked?
a)
Land holds onto heat longer.
b)
This doesn't happen!
c)
Water holds onto heat longer.
d)
Land and water hold onto heat equally.
35.
Hail forms from this type of cloud:
a)
Cumulonimbus.
b)
Cirrus.
c)
Nimbostratus.
d)
Cirrus.
36.
Which of the following is a storm that begins in the Atlantic Ocean when warm tropical water evaporates quickly and moves north?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Earthquake
37.
When hurricanes hit land they...
a)
gain energy.
b)
lose energy.
c)
stay the same.
38.
This type of precipitation refreezes well before it hits the ground.
a)
Rain.
b)
Snow.
c)
Sleet.
d)
Freezing rain.
39.
A funnel shaped storm is a...
a)
hurricane.
b)
cyclone.
c)
blizzard.
d)
tornado.
40.
Thunderstorms, or cumulonimbus clouds, form along this type of front.
a)
Warm
b)
Stationary
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
41.
In which ocean do hurricanes form that hit the USA?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
42.
This type of precipitation freezes when it hits a cold surface.
a)
Rain.
b)
Snow.
c)
Sleet.
d)
Freezing rain.
43.
The layer closest to earth is the...
a)
troposphere.
b)
stratosphere.
c)
mesosphere.
d)
thermosphere.
44.
The ozone is located in the...
a)
stratosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
ionosphere
d)
mesosphere
45.
Weather occurs in the...
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
exosphere
d)
thermosphere
46.
The thermosphere is the _______ layer.
a)
very first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth and final
47.
Meteors burn up in the...
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
48.
The thermosphere has these two sublayers:
a)
troposphere & ozone
b)
ionosphere & exosphere
c)
ozone & exosphere
d)
Tim & Moby
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