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WorksheetsChapter 22 Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
They clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Stratus
3.
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
4.
What refers to the measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature?
a)
fog
b)
dew point
c)
relative humidity
d)
clouds
5.
What type of clouds are wispy at high altitudes?
a)
nimbus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
cirrus
6.
What type of cloud is on the ground?
a)
nimbostratus
b)
stratus
c)
fog
d)
altocumulus
7.
Scientists that study clouds and weather are called _______________?
a)
biologists
b)
chemists
c)
meterologists
d)
astronomers
8.
________ air is less dense and tends to rise
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
9.
_________ fronts are associated with more violent weather
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
10.
rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
11.
In a warm front, if the warm air is humid __________ occurs
a)
dry, scattered clouds
b)
thunder storms
c)
showers and light rain
d)
snow
12.
When cold and warm iar masses meet but neither one moves past the other it is called a _________
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
13.
What direction does a tornado spin in the southern hemisphere
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
14.
This layer is where weather occurs
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
15.
A severe storm that involves high winds and forms over water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
16.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
17.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
18.
These can be produced by thunderstorms
a)
stationary fronts
b)
tornadoes
c)
volcanoes
d)
tsunamis
19.
Tornadoes occur along a what kind of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
loving front
d)
back and front
20.
Tornadoes start as a what kind of cloud?
a)
funnel
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
hair
d)
tall
21.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
22.
Dat to day conditions of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe
a)
climate
b)
gravity
c)
weather
23.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
24.
How are weather and climate different?
a)
They both describe averages, but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
25.
This instrument measures air pressure.
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
thermometer
26.
This tool measures the wind speed.
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
my dog when he sticks his head out the window
27.
The wind vane measures
a)
wind speed
b)
humidity
c)
wind direction
d)
temperature
28.
A thermometer measures
a)
temperature
b)
air pressure
c)
wind direction
d)
humidity
29.
What does this symbol show?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Low humitidy
d)
Longing for someone (strong feelings)
30.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
31.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
32.
Our weather generally moves in this direction...
a)
West to East
b)
East to West
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
33.
The picture represents the symbol for a _______________________Front.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
34.
This picture represents the symbol for a __________________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
35.
This Symbol is associated with a _____________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
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