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Weather Unit Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
2.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
3.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
4.

You sit several feet from a fireplace.  The fireplace has a glass screen.  The side of you facing the fireplace gets warm because of 

a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.

Is metal a Conductor or Insulator?

a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
6.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
7.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
8.
 A metal spoon that gets warm when used to stir hot soup is an example of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
9.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
10.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
11.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
12.
The only layer that contains water vapor and carbon dioxide.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
13.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
14.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
15.
Where satellites orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
16.
Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a)
troposphere
b)
ionsophere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
17.

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere (78%).

a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
18.

Which order of the layers of the atmosphere is correct from the earth (at the bottom) to space?

a)

thermosphere
 troposphere
 exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere

b)

thermosphere
 troposphere
 stratosphere
 exosphere
mesosphere

c)

exosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
 stratosphere
troposphere

d)

troposphere
thermosphere
 stratosphere
 exosphere
mesosphere

19.
As you go higher in the stratosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
20.
As you go higher in the mesosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
21.
As you go higher in the thermosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
22.
What gas is important for weather to occur in the troposphere?
a)
Argon
b)
water vapor (H2O)
c)
nitrogen (N)
d)
trace gases
23.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost layer?

a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
24.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
25.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
26.
What kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
27.
Water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
28.
Heat energy traveling through space is an example of _____
a)
convection
b)
density
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
29.
Heat is energy
a)
false
b)
true
30.
Heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
31.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
32.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
Helps to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Helps UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
33.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
34.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
To allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
To block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
To allow meteors to get to Earth
35.

The boundary  between two air masses is known as a:

a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
36.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
37.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Psychrometer
38.
The two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere are—
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
c)
 oxygen and hydrogen
d)
nitrogen and oxygen
39.

Which weather tool measures the temperature?

a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Psychrometer
d)
Anememeter
40.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Anemometer
d)
Psychrometer
41.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
42.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Climate
43.
When the atmosphere is warmed by the sun, a change in air pressure results in
a)
Clouds
b)
Humidity
c)
Precipitation
d)
Wind
44.
A meteorologist studies what?
a)
Meteors
b)
Rocks
c)

Atmospheric conditions

45.
What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?
a)
It stays the same
b)
It does not change
c)
It increases 
d)
It decreases
46.
Wind is created by...
a)
gravitational forces
b)
waves
c)
solar energy
d)
trees blowing
47.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
48.

Dark colors...

a)

absorb no heat at all

b)

absorb more heat

c)

absorbs some heat but not as much

d)

block every kind of heat

49.

Light colors...

a)

absorb no heat at all

b)

absorb more heat

c)

absorbs some heat but not as much

d)

block every kind of heat

50.

What is true about lighter colored objects?

a)

lighter colored objects absorb more light while darker colored objects reflect more light

b)

lighter colored objects reflect more light while darker colored objects absorb more light

c)

lighter colored objects will absorb more light and become warmer

51.

You pick up a can of soda off of the countertop. The countertop underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter. Which explanation as to why this happens fits best?

a)

the cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter

b)

there is no heat energy left in the counter

c)

some heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda

52.

After cooking an egg in boiling water, you cool the egg by putting it into a bowl of ice cold water. Which of the following explains the eggs cooling process in the ice water?

a)

heat energy is transferred from the water to the egg

b)

heat energy is transferred from the egg to the water

c)

cold moves from the water into the egg

53.

Coolers, blankets, and coats are good ________________________________.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

producers of heat

54.

On a warm sunny day, why do you feel warmer when wearing darker colors?

a)

Dark colors are heavier materials

b)

Dark colors absorb more heat

55.

On a sunny day, the upstairs rooms in a house are usually hotter than the downstairs rooms. Why?

a)

Warm air rises and cool air sinks.

b)

Warm air sinks and cool air rises.

c)

The upstairs rooms are closer to the sun.

56.

Upstairs rooms in a house being hotter than downstairs rooms is an example of which type of heat transfer? _______________________________

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

57.

When placed in direct sunlight, which object will absorb the most radiation?

a)

a white sweater

b)

a black sweater

c)

some aluminum foil

58.

Weather is

a)

The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

b)

Atmosphere conditions of an area over a long period of time

c)

Anything that has to do with liquid currents

59.

Climate is

a)

Anything that is happening in the atmosphere at a specific time and place

b)

Atmospheric conditions of an area over a long period of time

c)

Anything that has to do with the flow of liquid currents

60.

This type of precipitation happens when water freezes and falls as ice crystals.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

61.

This type of precipitation is a liquid when it forms droplets in the clouds and freezes as it falls to Earth.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

62.

This type of precipitation happens when water droplets form in clouds and fall to Earth through temperatures above the freezing temperature of water.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

63.

This type of precipitation happens when solid water (ice) falls from the sky when it is warm weather.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Hail

64.

How does the energy transfer from the Sun to the Earth compare with the way energy is distributed (spread out) in the oceans?

a)

Energy from the sun is transferred through convection, and energy in the ocean is distributed by conduction.

b)

Energy from the sun is transferred by radiation, and energy in the ocean is distributed by convection.

c)

Energy from the sun is transferred by conduction, and energy in the ocean is distributed by radiation.

d)

Energy from the sun is transferred through radiation, and energy in the ocean is distributed by conduction.

65.

What element makes up most of the air we breathe?

a)

argon

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon

d)

nitrogen

66.

What is incoming solar radiation called?

a)

ozone

b)

insolation

c)

conduction

d)

atmosphere

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