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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A narrow band of strong air currents encircling the globe is called _____
a)
an airship draft
b)
an aircraft flow
c)
a jet stream
d)
a plane current
2.
Jet streams are caused by the _____
a)
even heating of the atmosphere
b)
uneven heating of the atmosphere
c)
even heating of the hydrosphere
d)
uneven heating of the hydrosphere
3.
How high are jet streams above the Earth's surface?
a)
about 1 kilometer
b)
about 10 kilometers
c)
about 100 kilometers
d)
about 1000 kilometers
4.
A body of air with the same temperature, humidity and pressure throughout is called _____
a)
a cloud
b)
a jet stream
c)
an ocean current
d)
an air mass
5.
Moving air can affect _____
a)
the continents
b)
the weather
c)
the equator
d)
the poles
6.
Warm water is transported from the equator toward the poles by _____
a)
ocean currents
b)
sea breezes
c)
land breezes
d)
the jet stream
7.
Without jet streams and ocean currents a lot of the Earth would be _____
a)
incredibly hot all the time
b)
unspeakably cold
c)
uninhabitable
d)
very pleasant
8.
The British Isles are pretty far north, so we might expect them to have _____
a)
a cold climate
b)
a hot climate
c)
a dry climate
d)
a wet climate
9.
Which ocean current, in particular, helps keep the British Isles warm?
a)
the North Equatorial Current
b)
the Labrador Current
c)
the Gulf Stream
d)
the South Equatorial Current
10.
Which jet stream has the greatest effect on the British Isles?
a)
the tropical jet stream
b)
the subtropical jet stream
c)
the polar jet stream
d)
the arctic jet stream
11.
When the jet stream lifts closer to the north pole, the British Isles experience _____
a)
a cool and dry summer
b)
a cool and wet summer
c)
a hot and dry summer
d)
a hot and wet summer
12.
When the jet stream runs unusually far to the South, the British Isles experience _____
a)
a cool and dry summer
b)
a cool and wet summer
c)
a hot and dry summer
d)
a hot and wet summer
13.
The boundary separating two masses of air of different densities is called _____
a)
a clash
b)
a battle
c)
a front
d)
a collision
14.
When a mass of cold air moves into a mass of warm air, it's called _____
a)
a cold front
b)
a warm front
c)
a downward front
d)
an upward front
15.
When a mass of warm air moves into a mass of cold air, it's called _____
a)
a cold front
b)
a warm front
c)
a downward front
d)
an upward front
16.
Which front often brings heavy rains, hail, thunder, and lighting?
a)
a cold front
b)
a warm front
c)
a downward front
d)
an upward front
17.
Which front often brings clear weather, but some serious humidity?
a)
a cold front
b)
a warm front
c)
a downward front
d)
an upward front
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