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Earth Science Review - Meteorology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During the day what type of breeze brings cooler air from the ocean to the beach?
a)
sea
b)
land
c)
coastal
d)
westerlie
2.

When cold air pushes up warm air it caused thunderstorms. What type of front is this?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

3.

Cumulionimbus clouds are usually a sign of what type of weather?

a)

thunderstorms

b)

sunny

c)

fair

d)

snow

4.
How do hurricanes get energy?
a)
warm water
b)
cold water
c)
dry air
d)
cold air
5.
Tornadoes & Hurricanes contain fast moving wind, which creates what kind of pressure?
a)
high 
b)
low
c)
stationary
d)
none of these
6.
How are global winds affected by temperature?
a)
warm air from equator rises, cold air at poles sinks
b)
cold air from poles rise, warm air from equator sinks
c)
warm & cold air stay in their zone
d)
there is no relationship between temperature and global wind
7.
How does density affect global winds?
a)
cold air is more dense so it sinks, warm air is less dense so it rises
b)
cold air is less dens so it rises, warm air is more dense so it sinks
c)
warm & cold air have the same density
d)
there is no relationship between density and global wind
8.
Why do hurricanes form over water surrounding the equator?
a)
warm air rises & evaporates creating a spiral of wind over the ocean
b)
warm water is pulled into a vortex in the ocean
c)
because there is more water than land in these regions
d)
because they are attracted to the beach/shore
9.
What is the correct sequence of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off
b)
run-off, infilitration, condensation, evaporation
c)
precipitation, condensation, evaporation, run-off
d)
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, run-off
10.
What 2 air masses meet to form tornado alley?
a)
maritime tropical & continental polar
b)
maritime continental & continental polar
c)
martime tropical & maritime contental
d)
arctic & polar
11.

The water cycle happens due to

a)

radiation from the sun

b)

solar flares

c)

conduction from the sun

d)

ocean currents

12.

Clouds form due to what process in the water cycle?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

13.

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water vapor

14.

What happens to air pressure as you climb a mountain?

a)

it increases

b)

it does not change

c)

it decreases

d)

it neutralizes

15.

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

a)

thermopshere

b)

troposphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

ionsphere

16.

In what layer of the atmosphere is the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

stratosphere

17.

Auroras, the Northern Lights, occur due to electromagnetic radiation in what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

mesopshere

b)

troposphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

stratosphere

18.

As warm air rises from the equator and cool air sinks from the poles it causes unequal heating due to differences in density called

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

jet stream

19.

Type of breeze that occurs at night as wind blows from land to sea.

a)

land breeze

b)

sea breeze

c)

cool breeze

d)

jet stream

20.

Differences in air pressure cause

a)

currents

b)

tides

c)

waves

d)

wind

21.

Happy days with clear skies are due to what kind of pressure?

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

Stationary

d)

Under

22.

Water released from plants and trees during the water cycle is called

a)

concensation

b)

infiltration

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

23.

The process of water soaking into the ground during the water cycle.

a)

infilitration

b)

transpiration

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

24.

Thunderstorms are more frequent in the summer due to higher levels of moisture in the air, also called

a)

humidity

b)

rain

c)

fog

d)

air pressure

25.

The boundary between 2 air masses is called

a)

a climate zone

b)

a rift

c)

air pressure

d)

a front

26.

A flight to Colorado takes longer than the return trip home because of

a)

gulf stream

b)

jet stream

c)

trade winds

d)

global conveyor belt

27.

The amount of moisture in the air is called

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

precipitation

d)

wind

28.

Georgia's weather is most influenced by a warm humid air mass called

a)

maritime tropical

b)

maritime polar

c)

continental tropical

d)

continental polar

29.

If you want to go on a picnic what kind of weather forecast would be best?

a)

stationary front

b)

cold front

c)

low pressure

d)

high pressure

30.

Which of these would increase the speed of evaporation?

a)

warmer temperatures

b)

colder temperatures

c)

precipitation

d)

fog