WorksheetsStormy Weather Progress Check
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best example of heat transfer by convection?
a)
frying bacon in a pan
b)
sea breeze at the beach
c)
melting ice in your hand
d)
burning your finger on the stove
2.
On a hot summer day, a student dropped an ice cube onto a park bench. Within minutes, the ice cube melted. Which bestdescribes the process the student observed?
a)
radiation
b)
combustion
c)
conduction
d)
convection
3.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
4.
What is one role of the ocean in convection?
a)
to provide a home for animals
b)
to absorb & release heat
c)
To surf on
d)
To drink from
5.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
6.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
7.
The energy from the sun is transmitted through movement of electromagnetic waves by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
contraction
d)
radiation
8.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
9.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
10.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
11.
This is a large body of air which has the same temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
cold front
d)
warm front
12.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
13.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
14.
This Symbol is associated with a _____________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
15.
This picture represents the symbol for a __________________________Front.
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Stationary
16.
The picture represents the symbol for a _______________________Front.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
17.
We have many hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico because we have ________________________________.
a)
Warm Water
b)
Cold Water
c)
Many Cold Fronts
d)
The Jet Stream
18.
What front is moving through
Alabama and Georgia?
Alabama and Georgia?
a)
Warm
b)
Occluded
c)
Stationary
d)
Cold
19.
What front brings several days of rain or snow?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
20.
What do warm fronts leave behind?
a)
Light Rain/Snow
b)
Warm and humid air
c)
Storms
d)
Cold and Clear skies
21.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
22.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
23.
What does the H and L stand for on the weather map?
a)
high and low pressure systems
b)
heat and land regions
c)
heavy and local winds
d)
high and long distances
24.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
25.
What front is moving through the NW part of the US?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
26.
Choose the best forecast for Chicago on Saturday.
a)
rain
b)
warmer temperatures
c)
snow
d)
sunny skies
27.
Which city is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
New York
b)
Miami
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Boise
28.
Choose the best forecast for Los Angeles on Saturday.
a)
cooler temperatures
b)
warmer temperatures
c)
low pressure
d)
snow
29.
Choose the best forecast for Dallas on Saturday.
a)
thunderstorms
b)
snow
c)
warmer temperatures
d)
clear skies
30.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
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