Worksheets7th Grade 1st 9 Weeks
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
Polar ocean waters
c)
On lakes and rivers
d)
Over the central plains of the U.S
2.
The ______________________ is used to explain why objects moving in a straight path on an object that is rotating at a constant speed appear to be deflected to one side.
a)
hadley cells
b)
trade winds
c)
coriolis effect
d)
polar cells
3.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
4.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
5.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and cold?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
6.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as warm and moist?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
7.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
8.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
9.
Warm air
a)
rises
b)
sinks
10.
When two air masses meet it is called a
a)
front
b)
gathering
c)
air mass
11.
What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass?
a)
dry, warm air
b)
moist, cold air
c)
moist, warm air
12.
What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass?
a)
moist, warm air
b)
dry, cold air
c)
dry, warm air
13.
_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout.
a)
convection current
b)
front
c)
air mass
14.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
15.
What type of front moves quickly and can produce severe thunderstorms?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Occluded
16.
What type of front may be rainy or foggy for several days?
a)
Cold
b)
Stationary
c)
Occluded
d)
Warm
17.
What type of front brings warm and humid weather to an area?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
18.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
19.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
20.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
21.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
22.
What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
23.
What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
nitrogen and hydrogen
24.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
25.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
26.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
27.
Which order is correct from the earth to space?
a)
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
28.
Where I find clouds.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
29.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
30.
What's the fifth layer of the Earth's Atmosphere?
a)
Ozone
b)
Startosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Chicken wing
31.
Where do typhoons form?
a)
In a river or stream
b)
Over the ocean
c)
At plate boundaries
d)
Under the Earth
32.
Another name for a typhoon in the Atlantic Ocean
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Hurricane
d)
Blizzard
33.
What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes
a)
wind speed
b)
amount of rain fall
c)
strength of winds
d)
place they originate
34.
How is the weather in the eye of a typhoon?
a)
calm
b)
intense
c)
violent and windy
d)
sunny
35.
1. What is the weather condition in a place where the eye of a typhoon passes?
a)
a. very dark, with heavy rains
b)
b. with lighting and thunder
c)
c. calm, with no rain and winds
d)
d. with strong winds and heavy rains.
36.
Where do tropical cyclones form?
a)
oceans
b)
boiling water
c)
landmasses
d)
evaporation
37.
Cyclones are called ___i___ in the American continent and ___ii___ in Philippines and Japan.
a)
thunderstorms, hurricanes
b)
thunderstorms, typhoons
c)
hurricanes, typhoons
d)
typhoons, hurricanes
38.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
39.
What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
a)
eyewall
b)
outer wall
c)
eye
d)
ear
40.
What is the center of a hurricane called?
a)
eyewall
b)
outer wall
c)
eye
d)
ear
41.
This is a violent weather event accompanied by lightning, thunder, strong winds, and rain.
a)
monsoon
b)
shower
c)
tornadoe
d)
thunderstorm
42.
What kind of cloud is associated with a thunderstorm?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
nimbus
43.
In which type of thunderstorm is warm air pushed up and over cold air?
a)
Cold Front Thunderstorm
b)
Warm Air Thunderstorm
c)
Immature Thunderstorm
d)
Mature Thunderstorm
44.
What is a rapidly spinning column of air that has high winds, low pressure, and touches the ground?
a)
Thunderstorm
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tornado
d)
Cyclone
45.
What is the name of the scale which measures tornado intensity?
a)
Saffir-Simpson Scale
b)
Toyota Tornado Intensity Scale
c)
Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale
d)
Mushihata Tornado Intensity Scale
46.
Name the three necessary ingredients for thunderstorm formation.
a)
Lifting Mechanism, Fronts, Moisture
b)
Moisture, Lifting Mechanism, Instability
c)
Lifting Mechanism, Mountains, Oceans
d)
Stability, Moisture, Heat
47.
Where is the safest place to be in a tornado?
a)
basement
b)
interior closet
or bathroom
c)
hallway
d)
ditch or ravine
48.
What hurricane could be most powerful?
a)
Category 1
b)
Category 5
49.
Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?
a)
because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system
b)
because the land always cools faster than the ocean
c)
because the land breeze shreds the hurricane
d)
because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane
50.
What destroys a hurricane?
a)
Strong vertical winds
b)
Cold water
c)
Movement over land
d)
All of the above
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