Worksheets8.10 - Atmosphere, Oceans and Weather
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Gentle Rain
c)
Thunderstorms
d)
Clear Skies and Stable Weather
2.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy and Rainy
b)
Sunny and Clear
c)
cloudy with a chance of meatballs
d)
Fair Weather
3.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
4.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
5.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
6.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
7.
A __________ is the lines between air masses.
a)
low pressure system
b)
high pressure system
c)
front
8.
A warm front means the air temperature will
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
9.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
10.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
11.
Hurricanes gather ______________ and ______________ through contact with warm ocean waters.
a)
sand, dust
b)
fish, plants
c)
heat, Sun
d)
heat, energy
12.
Why don't hurricanes form in polar regions?
a)
the water is not warm enough
b)
the water is not cold enough
c)
there is no water
d)
icebergs stop the hurricanes
13.
How strong must winds be in order to be classified as a hurricane?
a)
5 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
74 mh
d)
300 mph
14.
All energy on earth begins
a)
with the heat produced by pressure inside the earth
b)
photosynthesis by producers
c)
with the sun
d)
with the magma inside the earth
15.
The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is
a)
the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
b)
the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
c)
the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
16.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
17.
Which is true about the way air flows?
a)
from high pressure to low pressure
b)
from cold air to hot air
c)
from low pressure to high pressure
d)
from top to bottom only
18.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
The Earth's ____________ is the layer of gases that surround the planet and make it possible for living things to survive on Earth.
a)
atmosphere
b)
water cycle
c)
shell
d)
land
20.
What front is moving through the NW part of the US?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
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