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WorksheetsWeather Unit 2
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What percent of Earth's atmosphere is composed of Nitrogen?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
100%
2.
A device that is uses a wet and dry bulb to measure _____________ is the sling psychrometer.
a)
air currents
b)
air temperature
c)
light intensity
d)
relative humidity
3.
Which of the following gases is found in the stratosphere but NOT the tropsphere?
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
4.
Groundwater moves from the ground through plants and then back into the atmosphere through the process of
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
run-off
d)
transpiration
5.
An anemometer is used to track ______________.
a)
temperature
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
wind speed
6.
Why is rain likely when warm, moisture-laden air meets cold air?
a)
The cold air moves faster and pushes the warm air away, causing condensation and rain.
b)
The lighter warm air will rise and cool down, causing transpiration and rain.
c)
The moisture in the warm air condenses on contact with the cold air, causing rain to fall.
d)
The cold air mixes with the warm air, reducing its temperature causing moisture to condense.
7.
A special cloud called ______ is formed close to the ground when moisture condenses as air is cooled from below.
a)
dew
b)
nimbus
c)
fog
d)
stratus
8.
What forms when air masses with different temperatures meet?
a)
storms
b)
thunder
c)
fronts
d)
currents
9.
How is the sun the major source of energy in the water cycle?
a)
It provides the energy to condense atmospheric water vapor into rain.
b)
It provides the energy to evaporate water on Earth into the atmosphere.
c)
It provides the energy needed for water to be transported downhill from mountains to rivers and oceans.
10.
What front does this symbol represent?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
11.
Following the evaporation stage of the water cycle, the evaporated water
a)
precipitates back to Earth
b)
is replaced.
c)
forms clouds.
d)
is stored in a lake or stream
12.
Jay and Jeff were responsible for recording the class weather data each day in March. This particular morning, they tapped the barometer and noticed that the indicator needle did not move. What clue did the barometer give the boys about the up-coming weather?
a)
The stillness means a tornado is approaching.
b)
A severe low pressure is coming and bringing a storm
c)
The barometer holding steady means a low pressure is slowly approaching.
d)
The barometer holding steady means present weather conditions should continue.
13.
Four locations (I, II, III, IV) are labeled on the diagram. At which of the four locations is the hurricane predicted to be LEAST intense?
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
14.
Name the front
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
15.
Warm air is
a)
Less dense because it expands
b)
Less dense because it condenses
c)
More dense because it expands
d)
More dense because it condenses
16.
What is this instrument called that measures the amount of precipitation that falls?
a)
rainometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
thermometer
17.
What kind of weather is MOST LIKELY to occur when a stationary front is present?
a)
light drizzle for a short time
b)
rain or precipitation that can last a long time
c)
bad weather that lasts for a short time
d)
sunny weather that lasts for a short time
18.
What is one of the most important gases in the Earth’s atmosphere which is also the source of all condensation and precipitation?
a)
oxygen
b)
hydrogen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
19.
Name the front
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
20.
Maritime is
a)
cold
b)
humid
c)
warm
d)
dry
21.
As altitude increases
a)
humidity increases
b)
humidity decreases
c)
barometric pressure decreases
d)
barometric pressure increases
22.
Scientists say that conditions must be "just right" for a hurricane to start up. Which is the first step of "just right" in the development of a hurricane?
a)
Cool ocean water replaces warmer surface water
b)
Very warm ocean water evaporates into the atmosphere.
c)
Hot dry wind blows from land across the ocean surface.
d)
Humid ocean air cools and condenses to form precipitation
23.
This phrases describes what layer of Earth's atmosphere: Coldest most dense layer of the atmosphere
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
24.
Where would the HIGHEST air pressure be measured?
a)
sea level
b)
Mt. Everest
c)
Outer Space
d)
In a Vacuum
25.
The letter "H" stands for _________ and the letter "L" stands for _______.
a)
high frequency results, low atmosphere
b)
low pressure system, high pressure system
c)
high pressure system, low pressure system
d)
humidity, level
26.
Name the front
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
27.
Cold air is
a)
dense because it expands
b)
because it contracts
c)
less dense because it contracts
d)
less dense because it expands
28.
During the water cycle, the sun's energy evaporates water from the surface of Earth. This water becomes the source of
a)
respiration
b)
transpiration
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
29.
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where atoms and molecules escape into space is referred to as the ____________.
a)
exosphere
b)
ionosphere
ionosphere
ionosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
30.
Name the front
a)
occluded
b)
stationary
c)
cold
d)
warm
31.
The driving force behind the water cycle and how and why water changes phase is the
a)
weather on earth
b)
Earth's atmosphere
c)
sun's energy
d)
heat within the earth's core
32.
Large, rotating low-pressure storms that get their energy from the evaporation of warm water from tropical oceans are called
a)
tornadoes
b)
hurricanes
c)
thunderstorms
d)
tsunamis
33.
If you had a high pressure system and a front symbol that was red with half circles, then what type of front would have come through?
a)
stationary
b)
cold
c)
occluded
d)
warm
34.
This air mass has cold, dry air
a)
continental tropical
b)
maritime tropical
c)
continental polar
d)
maritime polar
35.
What type of weather conditions is occurring when you see a map labeled with a letter "H"?
a)
cloudy weather
b)
tornadoes
c)
clear weather
d)
thunderstorms
36.
What type of clouds are associated with a cold front?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
37.
the variable that is measured it the
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
constant
d)
control
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