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WorksheetsWeather Unit Vocabulary
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
created by uneven heating of the land and water; Occurs at night when the land cools faster than the water. The Air above the sea rises and is replaces by air coming from over the land.
a)
land breeze
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Sea breeze
2.
created by uneven heating of the land and water; Occurs during the day when the land heats up faster than the water. The air above the land rises and is replaced by air coming from the sea.
a)
Jet Stream
b)
Sea breeze
c)
Land breeze
d)
Up Draft
3.
the force of air pressing down; decreases with altitude; moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
a)
humidity
b)
barometer
c)
air pressure
d)
weather
4.
air molecules are less dense; cloudy, rainy, dreary weather
a)
High Pressure
b)
Jet Stream
c)
condensation
d)
Low Pressure
5.
air molecules are more dense; sunny, clear weather
a)
High Pressure
b)
Stable Pressure
c)
Low Pressure
d)
No Pressure
6.
the measure of heat energy
a)
humidity
b)
precipitation
c)
thermometer
d)
temperature
7.
form depends on temperature, occurs after condensation
a)
evaporation
b)
condesation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
8.
caused by an increase in heat energy
change from liquid to a gas
change from liquid to a gas
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
9.
caused by a loss of heat energy
change from a gas to a liquid
change from a gas to a liquid
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
runoff
d)
precipitation
10.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
air pressure
b)
temperature
c)
humidity
d)
rain
11.
creates local winds
hot air rises and cold air sinks
hot air rises and cold air sinks
a)
convection cell
b)
hot front
c)
barometer
d)
gulf stream
12.
a large body of air, the properties depend on it's location of origin
a)
tropical
b)
polar
c)
air mass
d)
occluded front
13.
when two air masses come together they create a _______________
this usually brings a change in weather
this usually brings a change in weather
a)
polar vortex
b)
hurricane
c)
air mass
d)
front
14.
steady precipitation
stratus clouds
extended amount of time
stratus clouds
extended amount of time
a)
tropical
b)
cold front
c)
warm front
d)
high pressure
15.
possible storms
heavy precipitation
brief
cumulus and cumulonimbus
heavy precipitation
brief
cumulus and cumulonimbus
a)
warm front
b)
humidity
c)
cold front
d)
sea breeze
16.
can deflect or push air masses
responsible for the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months.
responsible for the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months.
a)
gulf stream
b)
jet stream
c)
cold front
d)
boundary
17.
distance from the equator
key factor in the amount of heat energy an area recieves
key factor in the amount of heat energy an area recieves
a)
longitude
b)
continent
c)
latitude
d)
air mass
18.
opposite seasons
winds blow in opposite directions
hurricanes spin in opposite directions
winds blow in opposite directions
hurricanes spin in opposite directions
a)
West to East
b)
Middle Latitudes
c)
jet stream
d)
northern and southern hemispheres
19.
This part of the Earth has weather that changes with the seasons.
a)
Tropical
b)
Middle Latitudes
c)
Arctic
d)
Equator
20.
Responsible for the curved path of air masses that travel across the world
a)
jet stream
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Middle Latitudes
21.
Storm that draws it's energy from warm ocean waters.
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
hail storm
22.
Long Thin Clouds that Cover the Sky and Bring Steady Precipitation
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulonimbus
23.
Fluffy Puffy Clouds that usually Signal Fair Weather
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulonimbus
24.
Thunder Storm Clouds, Tall Vertical Development
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cirrus
25.
The only cloud that can bring us HAIL
a)
Stratus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cumulus
26.
Clouds that DO NOT produce precipitation
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
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