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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What needs to be reached in order for precipitation to likely form?
a)
Dew point
b)
Relative humiti
c)
temperature
d)
Evaporation point
2.
What is the source of all energy in our atmosphere?
a)
Water vapor
b)
Condensation
c)
Sun
d)
Water cy
3.
3. If energy travels in rays or waves, what type of heat transfer is that?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
None of these
4.
4. Most water from evaporation from the ocean returns to Earth by
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Sunoff
5.
Why is the water cycle so important to the Earth?
a)
It removes pollution
b)
It adds water to the amount of water on Earth
c)
It changes the location of water so no area is without water
d)
It evaporates salt into the atmosphere
6.
Why is the Atmosphere so important?
a)
It protectsus from planets
b)
It protects us from cold air
c)
It creates water
d)
It protects us from UV rays
7.
When water vapor turns to liquid water, what happens to the energy level?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It stays the same
d)
None of these
8.
When liquid water evaporates, its energy
a)
It decreases
b)
It increases
c)
It stays the same
d)
None of these
9.
Air Pressure _________ as you climb mountains.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
none of these
10.
What type of front bring heavy rains and severe weather?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
11.
What type of front brings tall, dark rain clouds (cumulonimbus)?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
Where is the temperature located on a Station Model?
a)
on the bottom right
b)
on the top right
c)
on the top left
d)
on the botom left
13.
How would 100% cloud cover look like in a Station Model
a)
half shaded circle
b)
full shaded circle
c)
empty circle
d)
quarter shaded circle
14.
How is wind created?
a)
UV rays
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
uneven heating of atmosphere
d)
conduction
15.
Precipitation is associated with
a)
low pressure
b)
high pressure
c)
medium pressure
d)
no pressure
16.
How is weather different than climate?
a)
It is the state of atmosphere at specific time
b)
It is the average of weather year after year
c)
there is no difference
d)
Climate only describes pressure
17.
As air warms and expands, its density
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
it brings molecules closer
18.
Land cools off ______ than water.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
stays the same
d)
decreases
19.
Wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures help measure
a)
humidity
b)
wind chill
c)
air pressure
d)
relative humidity
20.
If you see water droplets on a QT cup, this is a sign of
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
21.
How would weather change as a warm front passes through a city,
a)
How would weather change as a warm front passes through a city,
b)
Pressure increases, temp decreases, cloud cover increases
c)
Pressure decreases, temp decreases, cloud cover increases
d)
Pressure increases, temp increases, cloud cover decreases
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