WorksheetsMeteorology
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
northwest
b)
northeast
c)
southwest
d)
southeast
2.
If a cold front is currently passing through the city of Denver, what type of weather conditions is Denver most likely experiencing?
a)
warm, foggy weather
b)
cooler, dry weather
c)
hot, dry weather
d)
thunderstorms
3.
A student heard the weather forecaster on television say that an area of low pressure was located over his region of the state. What type of weather is the area most likely to experience?
a)
sunny skies
b)
clear skies
c)
cloudy skies
d)
none of these
4.
Which of these drives the energy to produce winds?
a)
water
b)
fossil fuels
c)
the sun
d)
hydroelectricity
5.
When air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, it causes-
a)
an increase in temperature
b)
rain
c)
wind
d)
a decrease in elevation
6.
As air cools, it tends to ___ forming an area of ___ pressure.
a)
sink; low
b)
rise; high
c)
rise; low
d)
sink; high
7.
A front is moving across Oklahoma and Texas bringing warm humid air behind it. Which of the following labels should be used to mark this front on a map?
a)
IV only
b)
II and III
c)
II only
d)
I and III
8.
The ocean plays an important role in the formation of storm systems such as hurricanes because...
a)
the wide, open area allows strong winds to develop
b)
the warm, tropical waters provide the energy that drives the storm
c)
the high tides push the water higher on the beaches
d)
salt water holds thermal energy longer than fresh water
9.
When isobars are closer together, what does that signify?
a)
stronger winds
b)
an area of no wind
c)
clear skies
d)
clouds
10.
A cool and dry air mass would be named ___ and have ___ pressure.
a)
continental polar; high
b)
maritime polar; low
c)
continental polar; low
d)
maritime polar; high
11.
Which type of pressure system should the box be labeled?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
12.
Which word best describes the eye of a hurricane?
a)
stormy
b)
windy
c)
cold
d)
calm
13.
What can you infer about low- and high-pressure air masses?
a)
low pressure systems are associated with stormy weather
b)
high pressure systems are associated with cyclones
c)
low and high pressure systems must meet to form a hurricane
d)
low pressure systems are associated with the southern hemisphere
14.
How are air masses described?
a)
by their size and number of clouds
b)
by their temperature and speed
c)
by their location and altitude
d)
by their temperature and moisture content
15.
High pressure systems are associated with what type of weather?
a)
cool, wet weather
b)
clear, dry weather
c)
cloudy, wet weather
d)
cloudy, dry weather
16.
What would a warm, dry air mass be named?
a)
maritime Polar
b)
maritime Tropical
c)
continental Polar
d)
continental Tropical
17.
What would a maritime Tropical air mass be described as?
a)
warm, dry
b)
warm, moist
c)
cold, dry
d)
cool, moist
18.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass replaces and pushes up on a slower-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)-
a)
stationary front
b)
cold front
c)
warm front
d)
occluded front
19.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)-
a)
warm front
b)
stationary front
c)
cold front
d)
occluded front
20.
Where a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, a(n) ___ front occurs
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
21.
What causes the winds to veer to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere?
a)
rotation of the Earth
b)
orbit of the Earth around the sun
c)
moon phases
d)
air resistance
22.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
23.
What was causing the hole in the Ozone?
a)
CO2
b)
CFCs
c)
Methane
d)
Greenhouse gases
24.
How do greenhouse gases increase our temperatures?
a)
Allow UV radiation to reach earth's surface
b)
Create a hole in the ozone layer that lets in heat
c)
Trap thermal energy from returning to space
25.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Carbon Dioxide Gases
d)
Methane
26.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
27.
What type of of air mass is dry and cold?
a)
mP
b)
mT
c)
cP
d)
cT
28.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
29.
What does symbol # 4 mean?
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
30.
What does symbol # 1 mean?
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
31.
What type of wind is this?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
c)
global wind
d)
tsunami
32.
What does nimbus mean
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Lightning
d)
Thunder
33.
What cloud is this?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Altostratus
c)
Cirrostratus
d)
Cirrus
34.
How is wind named?
a)
where it's coming from
b)
where it's going
35.
What measures wind speed?
a)
Barometer
b)
Wind vane
c)
Anometer
36.
this is the boundary between 2 air masses
a)
front
b)
isotherm
c)
isobar
d)
millibar
37.
What is layer "C" of the atmosphere?
a)
Toposphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
38.
What can you expect to happen when moist air cools below its dew point?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Evapo-transpiration
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