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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?
a)
The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the Jet Stream.
b)
The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.
c)
The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
2.
Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?
a)
precipitation
b)
cloud cover
c)
wind direction
d)
air pressure
3.
What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?
a)
North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.
b)
North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.
c)
North Carolina will experience mild weather.
d)
North Carolina will experience cold weather.
4.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
5.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
6.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
7.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
8.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
9.
What is the instrument called that measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
ruler
c)
yard stick
d)
barometer
10.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Good
b)
Bad
c)
Both Good and Bad
11.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
12.
Winds are caused by differences in
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
turbulence
13.
_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.
a)
High
b)
Low
14.
At the equator the air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
15.
At the poles, air is usually ________.
a)
rising
b)
sinking
16.
The name for the process in which water vapor changes back into a liquid is
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Deposition
17.
Cool air
a)
is less dense than warm air
b)
is more dense than warm air
c)
has the same density as warm air
d)
all of these
18.
Which area of the globe receives more direct sunlight?
a)
Equator
b)
The poles
19.
Atmospheric conditions on a daily basis.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
20.
At night, the denser cool air over the land moves in and replaces the less dense, warmer air that rises over the ocean. This is called
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
trade winds
21.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
22.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
23.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
24.
Which type of front is located near Chicago?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
25.
Which front is located near San Diego?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
26.
Which type of front is near Tulsa?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
27.
Which type of front is located near Boston?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
28.
Which type of weather would you expect near Seattle?
a)
stormy
b)
rain for several days
c)
sunny
d)
fair
29.
Which type of weather would you expect near Tulsa?
a)
stormy
b)
sunny
c)
several days of rain
d)
fair
30.
Which type of air would you find at air mass B?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
31.
What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix?
a)
low pressure system
b)
super cell
c)
front
d)
high pressure system
32.
The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with semi-circles on it
c)
a line with squares on it
d)
a line with circles on it
33.
What is described by air that is constantly moving because of the differences in water temperature and land temperature?
a)
tides
b)
hurricanes
c)
sand dunes
d)
sea and land breezes
35.
Which of these actions causes wind?
a)
rotation of Earth on its axis
b)
movement of air from water to land
c)
uneven heating of Earth’s surface
d)
air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
35.
Which of these actions causes wind?
a)
rotation of Earth on its axis
b)
movement of air from water to land
c)
uneven heating of Earth’s surface
d)
air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
36.
Which of these actions causes wind?
a)
rotation of Earth on its axis
b)
movement of air from water to land
c)
uneven heating of Earth’s surface
d)
air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
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