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WorksheetsScience - Ch. 16
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the term for a strong tropical storm that forms over an ocean.
a)
air mass
b)
hurricane
c)
weather
d)
tornado
2.
an instrument for measuring air pressure.
a)
climate
b)
humidity
c)
barometer
d)
isobar
3.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
humidity
4.
A large section of the atmosphere having the same humidity and temperature throughout.
a)
air mass
b)
hurricane
c)
climate
d)
weather
5.
An instrument for measuring wind speed.
a)
anemometer
b)
psychrometer
c)
thermometer
d)
isobar
6.
An instrument for measuring relative humidity.
a)
anemometer
b)
psychrometer
c)
isobar
d)
thermometer
7.
The average weather over a long period of time.
a)
wind speed
b)
tornado
c)
air mass
d)
climate
8.
A line on a weather map connecting areas of equal air pressure.
a)
isobar
b)
dipole
c)
climate
d)
meteorology
9.
This is a storm with a dangerous funnel cloud.
a)
gale
b)
hurricane
c)
tornado
d)
downdraft
10.
The amount of water vapor in the air.
a)
humidity
b)
air pressure
c)
precipitation
d)
temperature
11.
In an area of low pressure, the air coming in is ________.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
dense
d)
rotating clockwise
12.
The force of the atmosphere against the earth's surface is ________.
a)
air pressure
b)
air temperature
c)
wind
d)
precipitation
13.
A wind vane shows _________.
a)
altitude
b)
wind speed
c)
air pressure
d)
wind direction
14.
Thunderstorms occur when ________.
a)
warm air is pushed up by a cold front
b)
cold air is pushed up by a warm front
c)
moist air over the ocean begins to spin
d)
an air mass stalls
15.
A moving boundary between two air masses is called a(n)________.
a)
eye
b)
front
c)
isobar
d)
storm
16.
A hurricane forms over a(n) __________.
a)
ocean
b)
prairie
c)
forest
d)
mountain
17.
The _________ climate zone has warm summers and cold winters
a)
polar
b)
tropical
c)
temperate
d)
tundra
18.
A warm front often brings _________.
a)
cirrus clouds
b)
cool weather
c)
fair conditions
d)
steady rain
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