WorksheetsWeather Maps and Wind Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When air temperatures over the land are cooler than air temperatures over the ocean, a ______ will occur.
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
tornado
2.
An instrument that measures wind speed is called:
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
an anemometer
d)
accelerometer
3.
When the wind speed is high that is a good indication that:
a)
the temp difference between land and ocean is small
b)
the temp difference between land and ocean is large
c)
the temp of land and sea are the same (equilibrium)
d)
nothing can be inferred by the temp difference
4.
What type of breeze would you expect to encounter at 2:00 am?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
c)
Febreeze
d)
A small breeze
5.
The temperature in which water vapor condenses to form clouds.
a)
Dew Point
b)
78 degrees
c)
53 degrees
d)
Vaporization point
6.
Which type of pressure spins clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
Atmospheric pressure
d)
Barometric pressure
7.
Brooklyn is sad that she cannot ride her scooter because it is raining outside. What type of pressure is messing up her day?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
barometric pressure
8.
What weather map symbol is this:
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Stationary front
d)
Occluded front
9.
Storms generally move in what direction?
a)
from east to west
b)
from north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
from west to east
10.
In which direction is this front moving:
a)
west
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
south
11.
Water vapor that is released by open bodies of water is called:
a)
Evaporation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Condensation
d)
Transportation
12.
Clouds that are puffy like cotton balls are called:
a)
cirrus
b)
nimbus
c)
cumulus
d)
stratus
13.
The person standing at the top of this mountain will experience________ than the person standing at the bottom of the mountain.
a)
higher air pressure
b)
lower air pressure
c)
no difference in air pressure
d)
warmer temperatures
14.
Air masses are large bodies of air that can be many miles wide.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The main reason land and sea breezes exist is because:
a)
the earth revolves around the sun
b)
the earth is tilted on an axis
c)
of the temperature difference between land and water
d)
of global warming
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