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WorksheetsWeather Test Review (6.E.2)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What must the relative humidity be if it is foggy outside?
a)
100
b)
90
c)
50
d)
0
2.
The letter "L" on a weather map means ___________.
a)
low temperature
b)
low humidity
c)
low air pressure
d)
low winds
3.
What happens to the air pressure as you go higher in altitude?
a)
It remains steady
b)
It changes randomly
c)
It decreases
d)
It increases
4.
Low, gray, layered clouds that cover the sky and bring steady rain are ________.
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulonimbus
d)
nimbostratus
5.
Which of theses processes in the water cycle causes dew to form in the morning?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
6.
The ________ move weather systems in the United States from west to east.
a)
trade winds
b)
westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
La Nina
7.
When scattered white, puffy, cumulus clouds appear in South Carolina, the weather that day will most likely be ________.
a)
foggy
b)
stormy
c)
fair
d)
rainy
8.
At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. What is the reason for the breeze?
a)
The waves generate air currents that move towards land.
b)
The land is cooler than that of the sea, causing a land breeze.
c)
Air over land warms up faster and rises allowing cooler air over water to move in.
d)
There are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the sea.
9.
Air flow in the tropical region results from _________.
a)
the sun heating the surface near the equator, causing warm air to rise, cool and descend near 30 degrees latitude.
b)
waves on the warm ocean waters disturbing the air causing strong winds to develop, including hurricanes
c)
cooler air rising from 30 degrees latitude, warming up and descending near the equator
d)
the spinning of the Earth causing counter-clockwise winds to develop into hurricanes
10.
The lines on this map are called ____ and are used to show areas of ____________.
a)
isotherms, equal temperatures
b)
isobars, equal temperatures
c)
isotherms, equal barometric pressures
d)
isobars, equal barometric pressures
11.
The image shows the Western Pacific Shoreline in the United States. What current influences this area?
a)
Gulf Stream Current
b)
California current
c)
El Nino
d)
La Nina
12.
What part of the water cycle involves convection transporting water?
a)
flow of water down a stream
b)
rain forming and falling from the sky
c)
water evaporating and rising into the air
d)
rainfall being absorbed by the ground
13.
Image that it is summertime and the air around you is warm and humid. What type of weather can you expect as a cool, dry air mass rapidly approaches?
a)
a hurricane
b)
sunny, dry weather
c)
thunderstorms
d)
sleet and freezing rain
14.
In the northern hemisphere, the jet stream moves from ___________.
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
north to south
d)
south to north
15.
How does the sun's energy affect the movement of global winds?
a)
It makes them curve.
b)
It brings heavy rains in the summer.
c)
It causes areas of either low or high air pressure.
d)
It heats up the land and water at the same rate.
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