WorksheetsPart 1-Review for Benchmark Test on Weather
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to the temperature as you move up through the troposphere?
a)
Temperature gets hotter the higher you go.
b)
Temperature gets colder the higher you go.
c)
Temperature remains the same throughout this layer. go.
d)
Temperature decreases, then increases the higher you go.
2.
If the number of trees significantly decreases, the atmosphere’s level of which gas might significantly increase?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Oxygen
3.
What is the driving force for precipitation and the downhill flow of water on land?
a)
condensation
b)
sun
c)
plants
d)
gravity
4.
Which type of cloud would most likely produce a thunderstorm that comes with a cold front?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulus
d)
nimbostratus
5.
The list below shows the relative humidity for four days when the temperature was above 80° F. On which day might a person feel uncomfortable due to moisture in the air?
Monday 90%
Tuesday 35%
Wednesday 50%
Thursday 75%
Monday 90%
Tuesday 35%
Wednesday 50%
Thursday 75%
a)
Monday
b)
Tuesday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Thursday
6.
If laundry that was hung outside to dry is still damp after several hours, the presence of which of the following is most likely the explanation?
a)
Rising temperatures
b)
Brisk winds
c)
High humidity
d)
Some clouds
7.
The weather tool shown in the picture is used to measure _____.
a)
the direction to where the wind is blowing
b)
the amount of water vapor in moving air
c)
the direction from which the wind is blowing
d)
the speed that the wind is blowing
8.
The weather tool shown in the picture is called a _____ and measures ______________.
a)
wind vane, wind direction
b)
sling psychrometer, relative humidity
c)
Barometer, air pressure
d)
Anemometer, wind speed
9.
Which instrument measures the air temperature?
a)
wind vane
b)
rain gauge
c)
anemometer
d)
thermometer
10.
Which tool is used to tell if a high pressure system is approaching?
a)
A barometer
b)
A weather vane
c)
An anemometer
d)
A thermometer
11.
Which instrument could tell you that conditions are right for flying a kite?
a)
Sling Psychrometer
b)
thermometer
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
12.
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls to Earth can be measured with a _____.
a)
psychrometer
b)
thermometer
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
13.
Based on the weather data in the table, on which day had snowfall most likely occurred?
a)
Monday
b)
Tuesday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Thursday
14.
What are the probable weather conditions in South Carolina? (Temperatures are in °C.)
a)
warm and sunny
b)
warm with rain
c)
cold with rain
d)
cool with fog
15.
According to the map, the mean annual temperature for most of South Carolina is between _____.
a)
55˚F and 65˚F
b)
60˚F and 70˚F
c)
60˚F and 65˚F
d)
65˚F and 70˚F
16.
Weather _____ in the exosphere carry cameras that are used to photograph Earth’s surface, clouds, and storms.
a)
radar
b)
telescopes
c)
balloons
d)
satellites
17.
Which of the following sources of weather data would enable a meteorologist to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm?
a)
Weather balloons
b)
]A network of aneroid barometers
c)
Weather radar
d)
Weather station models from nearby areas
18.
When a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, a(n) _______ front occurs.
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
19.
What kind of weather may occur at the boundary of these air masses?
a)
Hot
b)
Clear
c)
Dry
d)
Rain
20.
Which air masses shown are likely to bring dry weather into the United States?
a)
A and F
b)
B and E
c)
C and D
d)
E and C
21.
If air mass B and air mass D collide with each other, what will form between the air masses?
a)
A hurricane
b)
A land breeze
c)
A front
d)
A high pressure system
22.
At which letter would a tornado more likely occur?
a)
Letter W
b)
Letter X
c)
Letter Y
d)
Letter Z
23.
A storm is a _____.
a)
boundary where unlike air masses meet and do not easily mix.
b)
violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
c)
“dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands.
d)
huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
24.
Along a cold front, conditions often cause the formation of severe thunderstorms. Another severe storm that may also form along with thunderstorms is a _____.
a)
high pressure storm
b)
tropical storm
c)
hurricane
d)
tornado
25.
Which of the following best describes a thunderstorm?
a)
A circular storm with an eye at the center
b)
A storm with lightning, strong winds, and heavy rain
c)
A rapidly swirling, funnel-shaped storm extending down from a cloud
d)
A low-pressure tropical storm that forms over water
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