WorksheetsWeather and Climate Pre Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the five parts to the picture shown?
a)
Transpiration, Evaporation, Condensation, Runoff, Precipitation
b)
Evaporation, Transportation, Condemnation, Runoff, and Perspiration
c)
Heat Transfer, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, and Consolation
d)
Precipitation, Evaporation, Runoff, Constellation, Transportation, Evaporation
2.
What type of heat transfer is going on inside of the kettle?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
3.
What part of the atmosphere is shown in this picture?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Stratosphere
4.
What doest this picture say about how the layers of the atmosphere are classified?
a)
By Temperature Only
b)
By Altitude Only
c)
By Temperature and Altitude
d)
By Weather in the Troposphere
5.
Clouds must form around which of the following?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Ozone
c)
Dust
d)
Methane
6.
Which statement is true about this picture.
a)
The higher in elevation the denser the air.
b)
The higher in elevation the less dense the air is.
7.
What type of front is forming?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
8.
What type of front is over New Mexico and what direction is it moving in?
a)
Warm Front and South
b)
Cold Front and South
c)
Cold Front Southeast
d)
Warm Front Norhtwest
9.
Because of the Coriolis Effect, this image is correct.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What are the two main gasses of the atmosphere?
a)
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
c)
Oxygen and Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen and Neon
11.
What type of Global Winds is found at letter E?
a)
No global winds, this is the doldrums.
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Prevailing Westerlies
12.
What are the characteristics of the air mass at letter E?
a)
Cold and Dry
b)
Cold and Humid
c)
Warm and Dry
d)
Warm and Humid
13.
Which of the following best describes the weather condition in NC?
a)
Sunny, no cloud coverage, and winds blowing to the NE at about 10knots
b)
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, 63o ,Winds moving to the North
c)
100% Cloud cover, 63o, Light rain winds moving to the NC
d)
75% cloud coverage, Light drizzle, 196o, Winds moving to the NE
14.
Which best describes what the wind is doing in a tornado?
a)
Cold air is moving down the funnel while hot air rotates up counter clockwise
b)
Cold air is moving down the funnel while warm air rises up the funnel spinning clockwise.
c)
Warm and cold air rise up and down the middle of the funnel while it spins
d)
All are incorrect
15.
Where does the low pressure, warm, moist air go in the hurricane?
a)
Down the eye of the storm
b)
Evaporate from the water's surface, and condenses into cumulonimbus clouds
c)
Counter Clockwise around the perimeter of the storm
d)
Straight down to the surface of the water
16.
Most deaths from air pollution are from what?
a)
Almost equally indoor and outdoor pollution
b)
Lead to heart disease
c)
Are in the Western Pacific and SE Asia
d)
All are correct
17.
According to the picture, what does the Ozone Layer do?
a)
Stops almost all UV rays.
b)
Stops most UV-B Rays
c)
Stops most UV-A Rays
18.
What tool is used to measure air pressure?
a)
The Saffir Simpson Scale
b)
The Fujita Scale
c)
The Barometer
d)
The Anemometer
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