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WorksheetsWeather Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The continuous change of water from being held in the oceans to evaporation, to precipitation
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Humidity
c)
Dew Point
d)
Jet Stream
2.
Term which describes all waters of the Earth
a)
El Nino
b)
Humidity
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Clouds
3.
Narrow belt of wind which blows from the North West in North America
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
Air Mass
4.
Causes moving air to turn to the right in the northern Hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere
a)
Seasons
b)
Weather
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Coriolis Effect
5.
A breeze generated during the day due to solar radiation heating the land
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Climate
c)
Air Mass
d)
Hydrosphere
6.
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Wind
7.
Short periods of climatic change caused by the amount of solar radiation
a)
Air Mass
b)
Seasons
c)
Clouds
d)
Weather
8.
A climatic event involving the tropical part of the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere
a)
El Nino
b)
Air Mass
c)
Water Cycle
d)
Occluded Front
9.
Located between the tropics and the polar zones
a)
Temperate Zones
b)
Climate
c)
Air Mass
d)
Seasons
10.
The pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years
a)
El Nino
b)
Seasons
c)
Wind
d)
Climate
11.
Natural heating process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat
a)
Dew Point
b)
Air Mass
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
Wind
12.
Large body of air which possess properties similar to the land it formed over
a)
Air Mass
b)
Sea Breeze
c)
Wind
d)
Front
13.
A boundary between two air masses
a)
Wind
b)
El Nino
c)
Front
d)
Weather
14.
Involves three air masses of different temperatures
a)
Occluded front
b)
Air Mass
c)
Clouds
d)
Sea Breeze
15.
Water falling from clouds
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Precipitation
c)
Dew Point
d)
Relative humidity
16.
These form when moist air rises into cooler air
a)
Wind
b)
Front
c)
Clouds
d)
El Nino
17.
The temperature at which the air is saturated and condensation begins
a)
Dew Point
b)
Relative humidity
c)
Clouds
d)
Occluded front
18.
The amount of water vapor in the air
a)
Humidity
b)
Dew Point
c)
Clouds
d)
Front
19.
Air moving from high pressure to low pressure
a)
Wind
b)
Climate
c)
Seasons
d)
Temperate Zones
20.
The measure of the water in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
a)
Wind
b)
Front
c)
Air Mass
d)
Relative Humidity
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