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WorksheetsWeather Test 1 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
4.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
5.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
6.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
7.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
8.
Precipitation occurs because
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
9.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
10.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
11.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
12.
This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined
a)
cirrus cloud
b)
cumulus cloud
c)
stratus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
13.
This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cloud 9
14.
Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
15.
Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
16.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
17.
Which cloud brings nice weather?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
18.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
19.
What is an example of gas in the atmosphere?
a)
Ice Crystals
b)
Water Droplets
c)
Water Vapor
20.
What is an example of a liquid in the atmosphere?
a)
Ice Crystals
b)
Water Droplets
c)
Water Vapor
21.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
22.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
23.
Layer of the atmosphere most important to a meteorologist:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
24.
Layer of the atmosphere that is the coldest:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
25.
Layer of the atmosphere that is the warmest:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
26.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest amount of air pressure?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
27.
As altitude increases in the Troposphere, what happens to the air temperature?
a)
air temperature increases
b)
temperature decreases
c)
temperature fluctuates
d)
temperature rises
28.
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
29.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
30.
Planes fly in this layer to get out of the weather.
a)
stratosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
thermosphere
31.
Which layer of the atmosphere matches letter B?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
32.
What layer of the atmosphere is the highest (letter A)?
a)
thermosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
33.
What layer of the atmosphere is the lowest (letter D)?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
34.
What is the name of this weather instrument?
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
psychrometer
35.
What does this weather instrument measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
amount of moisture in the air, humidity
c)
barometric air pressure
d)
amoutn of liquid precipitation
36.
What is the name of this weather instrument?
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
psychrometer
37.
What does this weather instrument measure?
a)
wind speed
b)
amount of liquid precipitation
c)
temperature of a substance
d)
barometric air pressure
38.
What is the name of this weather instrument?
a)
rain gauge
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
psychrometer
39.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
40.
Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?
a)
wind vane
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
hygrometer
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