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WorksheetsWeather and Climate Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
2.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
3.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
4.
Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?
a)
they are larger
b)
longer duration
c)
also associated with flooding and strong rains
d)
all of the above
5.
These can be produced by thunderstorms
a)
stationary fronts
b)
tornadoes
c)
volcanoes
d)
tsunamis
6.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
7.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
8.
This weather tool measures wind speed.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
9.
How is temperature is measured?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
wind vane
10.
Wind direction is measured....
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
rain gauge
11.
A rain gauge measures...
a)
precipitation
b)
air pressure
c)
humidity
12.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather take place?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
13.
Clouds are formed when millions of drops of water become suspended in the air. Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?
a)
Condensation of Water Vapor
b)
Expansion of Cold Air
c)
Breakdown of Atmospheric Ozone
d)
Formation of Carbon Dioxide
14.
Clouds that are flat and layered are known as...
a)
Stratus Clouds
b)
Cumulus Clouds
c)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
d)
Cirrus Clouds
15.
Which front is represented on a map as a line with half circles attached to it?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
16.
Which front is represented on a map by a line with triangles attached to it?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
17.
Which city has the lowest high temperature?
Seattle: 60 degrees/35 degrees
Los Angeles: 73 degrees/52 degrees
Boston: 52 degrees/39 degrees
Seattle: 60 degrees/35 degrees
Los Angeles: 73 degrees/52 degrees
Boston: 52 degrees/39 degrees
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Boston
d)
All Above
18.
Most of the U.S.A weather storms come from the...
a)
East and Travel to the West
b)
West and Travel to the East
c)
North and Travel to the South
d)
South and Travel to the North
19.
What type of front brings warm and humid weather to an area?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
20.
A person who studies weather and weather patterns is a(n)
a)
Botanist
b)
Astronomer
c)
Geologist
d)
Meteorologist
21.
Layers of gas that surrounds the earth
a)
atmosphere
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
22.
The ongoing movement of water through many different processes and states
a)
Water vapor
b)
Water cycle
c)
Run-off
d)
stratus
23.
Fine particles of water floating in the air as a gas
a)
Water vapor
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
run-off
24.
The process of a liquid becoming a gas
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
run-off
25.
Any type of water that falls from the clouds to earth
a)
precipitation
b)
water vapor
c)
condensation
d)
run-off
26.
the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land
a)
run-off
b)
water cycle
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
27.
High, white. wispy, feathery clouds
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
fog
28.
Big, puffy clouds that form different shapes
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
fog
d)
cirrus
29.
The average patterns of weather over long periods of time
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
meteorology
d)
anemometer
30.
The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
meteorology
d)
anemometer
31.
the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate
a)
meteorology
b)
weather
c)
climate
d)
water vapor
32.
When a warm air mass stretches over and pushes out a cold air mass
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
hurricane
33.
When a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass up and results in heavy rain, thunderstorms, and snow.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
tornado
34.
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet and neither is strong enough to replace the other
a)
stationary front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
hurricane
35.
A storm with violent wind, of at least 74 mph, that forms over an ocean
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
supercell
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