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WorksheetsWeather and Atmosphere
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lightening occurs when electrons come down from the clouds to the ground. Positive strikes can come before negative strikes and be twice as strong.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Humidity and temperature are important factors in a hurricane. In order for a hurricane to occur, the temperature needs to be 83 degrees or higher.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A stationary front happens when there are equal parts of warm and cold air.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Is this an example of radiation, convection, or conduction? As I walked across the beach on a nice sunny day, my skin began to burn and turn red.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
5.
Is this an example of Convection, Conduction, or Radiation? When I was little, I burned myself by putting my hand on the hot stove.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
6.
Is this an example of Convection, Conduction, or Radiation? It was very cool inside the house, so we turned the heater on to keep warm.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
7.
What type of air mass is warm and humid
a)
Humid Continental
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Maritime
d)
Tropical Wet
8.
The sky has a greenish color during a...
a)
tornado
b)
full moon
c)
hurricane
d)
none of the above
9.
Relative humidity measures how much water the air is holding compared to the maximum amount it can hold at a given...?
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
time
d)
temperature
10.
This is the 2nd layer in the Atmosphere, it is above the Troposphere but below the Mesosphere, and the ozone layer is located here.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Geosphere
11.
This type of cloud is mid-high, brings good weather or thunderstorms, and has puffy masses.
a)
Stratus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulous
12.
The winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere but counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere. What is this called?
a)
Global Winds
b)
Windy Hemisphere Effect
c)
hurricane
d)
Coriolis Effect
13.
Which words go into the circled blank?
a)
warmer air rises
b)
cooler air sinks
c)
Sea Breeze
d)
Land Breeze
14.
What type of breeze is this?
a)
Night Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
c)
Sand Breeze
d)
Land breeze
15.
What happens when cool air rises over the land and warm breeze comes in from the ocean?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Night Breeze
d)
Sand Breeze
16.
The ____________ is the rocky part of the planet, the _____________ includes all of Earth's water, and the _____________ holds all life forms of all sizes in all habitats.
a)
Mesosphere, Geosphere, Troposphere
b)
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere
c)
Biosphere, H20 Sphere, Life Sphere
d)
Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere
17.
The ______________ is a blanket of gas that surrounds the entire planet and extends to the edge of space.
a)
covering
b)
atmosphere
c)
ozone
d)
Green House Effect
18.
_________ pressure is with warm fronts and _________ pressure is with cold fronts.
a)
high, low
b)
medium, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, medium
19.
True or False? The heating of earth due to the presence of greenhouse gases is called the Green House Effect.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What type of climate does northern Russia have?
a)
Humid Continental
b)
Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Tropical Wet
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