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Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where does weather occur in the atmosphere?
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
2.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
3.
What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?
a)
drought
b)
weather
c)
emissions
d)
climate
4.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulence
5.
Instruments used to measure air pressure are called
a)
thermometers
b)
hygrometers
c)
hydrometers
d)
barometers
6.
Which of these actions causes wind?
a)
rotation of Earth on its axis
b)
movement of air from water to land
c)
uneven heating of Earth’s surface
d)
air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
7.
When a warm front is approaching, what happens?
a)
advancing cold air pushes up and over retreating warm air causing warm temperatures and mild rain
b)
advancing warm air pushes up and over retreating cold air causing warm temperatures and mild rain
8.
The symbol on a weather map for a warm front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with circles on it
c)
a line with semi-circles on it
d)
a line with circles on it
9.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
10.
Which type of front is near Tulsa?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
11.
When a cold front is approaching, what happens?
a)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
b)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
c)
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
d)
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
12.
Which type of front is located near Chicago?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
13.
Which front is located near San Diego?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
14.
Which type of front is near Seattle?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
15.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
16.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
17.
Which type of air would you find at air mass A?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
18.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
19.
Which type of air would you find at air mass C?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
20.
What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix?
a)
low pressure system
b)
super cell
c)
front
d)
high pressure system
21.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
22.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
23.
A dry and hot air mass would be...
a)
Maritime arctic
b)
Maritime tropical
c)
Continental tropical
d)
Continental polar
24.
A wet and cold air mass would be a...
a)
Maritime polar
b)
Continental polar
c)
Maritime tropical
d)
Continental tropical
25.
What types of air masses form over land?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
26.
What types of air masses form over oceans?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
27.
What is the process that creates clouds?
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
28.
These clouds are responsible for thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
29.
Fog is an example of a ground level ______ cloud.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
30.
Type of cloud seen here?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
31.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
32.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
33.
This cloud is puffy with a flat bottom. White ones signal fair weather while dark ones signal rain.
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
34.
High level cloud that contains ice crystals?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
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