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WorksheetsWeather 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
When precipitation is falling too fast for it to sink into the ground, it becomes--
a)
Surface-water flow
b)
Groundwater flow
c)
Precipitative flow
d)
Subterranean flow
2.
What causes the various forms of precipitation?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Size of cloud
c)
Temperature
d)
Density of cloud
3.
What is the process called in which plants release water vapor into the air?
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Precipitation
d)
Run-off
4.
Dew and frost are both examples of which process?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
5.
Where is air pressure the highest?
a)
On top of a mountain
b)
Skydiving in the Troposphere
c)
In the exosphere
d)
Near the surface of Earth
6.
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the coldest temperatures?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
7.
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the ozone layer in it?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
8.
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the International Space Station and satellites orbiting in it?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
b)
Water vapor and Carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen and Water vapor
10.
What are the layered clouds that spread across the sky covering a large area?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulonimbus
11.
What are the wispy clouds that form at high elevations called?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Nimbostratus
12.
What are the puffy, fair weather clouds called?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Cumulonimbus
13.
The atmosphere is divided into layers based on whether the __________ in that layer increases or decreases.
a)
air pressure
b)
ozone
c)
gravity
d)
temperature
14.
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the hottest temperatures?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Stratosphere
15.
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is where all the weather occurs?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
16.
Where is the ionosphere located?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Exosphere
17.
The two most important gases for weather conditions are Water vapor and _______.
a)
Argon
b)
Ozone
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon dioxide
18.
What is the correct order of the layers of Earth's atmosphere from Earth to Space?
a)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
b)
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
19.
In the water cycle, ________ is caused by an increase in temperature, while ________ is caused by a decrease in temperature.
a)
condensation, evaporation
b)
evaporation, condensation
c)
condensation, precipitation
d)
evaporation, precipitation
20.
What is the driving force for precipitation and the downhill flow of water on land?
a)
the ocean
b)
the wind
c)
the sun
d)
gravity
21.
Which process forms clouds?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
22.
When the ground is porous, precipitation becomes part of the--
a)
evaporative flow
b)
precipitative flow
c)
groundwater flow
d)
surface-water flow
23.
Medium level clouds (6,000 ft- 20,000 ft) that are puffy are called--
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Altocumulus
d)
Altostratus
24.
Which clouds are called Thunderheads and may accompany a cold front?
a)
Nimbostratus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Stratocumulus
d)
Altocumulus
25.
Low level, layered clouds with rain are called--
a)
Nimbostratus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Stratocumulus
d)
Altostratus
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