WorksheetsAtmosphere, Weather and Climate UNIT TEST
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
a)
climate
b)
precipitation
c)
specific heat
d)
drought
2.
combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Ocean
a)
El Nino/Southern Oscillation
b)
interglacial
c)
deforestation
d)
global warming
3.
warm period that occurs during an ice age
a)
interglacial
b)
monsoon
c)
drought
d)
greenhouse gas
4.
action by a celestial body of going around in an orbit or in an elliptical course
a)
revolution
b)
phenomenon
c)
deforestation
d)
microclimate
5.
rise in Earth's average surface temperature during the past 100 years
a)
global warming
b)
deforestation
c)
specific heat
d)
localized climate that is different than the climate of the larger area surrounding it
6.
Which type of system is occurs when air in the center sinks?
a)
warm front
b)
high pressure
c)
cold front
d)
low pressure
7.
Which type of system is occurs when air in the center sinks?
a)
warm front
b)
high pressure
c)
cold front
d)
low pressure
8.
A Doppler radar _____.
a)
can detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles, which can be used to approximate wind speed
b)
is a computer model used to determine a weather forecast
c)
is a package of weather instruments carried many kilometers above the ground by a weather balloon
d)
is a device that measures wind speed
9.
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is ____.
a)
at its dew point
b)
saturated
c)
both at its dew point and saturated
10.
Short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as _________.
a)
weather
b)
lapse rate
c)
humidity
d)
the ionosphere
11.
At a higher altitude the air is ___________.
a)
less dense
b)
more dense
12.
The hot and humid weather in southern California during the summer is most likely due to what type of air mass?
a)
Continental Tropical
b)
Maritime Tropical
c)
Continental Polar
d)
Maritime Polar
13.
Areas of low-pressure usually have ____.
a)
cloudy weather
b)
good weather
c)
descending air
14.
High pressure means good weather because ____.
a)
clouds are blown away by wind
b)
the air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form
c)
the air masses rise
15.
To keep track of high-and low-pressure areas, weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. These lines are called ____.
a)
isobars
b)
isotherms
c)
fronts
d)
equibars
16.
What is the dew point?
a)
55
b)
138
c)
37
d)
13.8
17.
What is the wind speed?
a)
55
b)
15
c)
37
d)
13.8
18.
What is the barometric pressure?
a)
55
b)
913.8
c)
1013.8
d)
13.8
19.
What front does this symbol represent?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
20.
What front does this symbol represent?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
21.
region within the mesosphere and thermosphere containing ions
a)
ionosphere
b)
ozone layer
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
22.
atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ionosphere
d)
ozone layer
23.
transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
connection
24.
transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
connection
25.
transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
process
26.
cold winds that blow from the east to the west near the North and South poles.
a)
polar easterlies
b)
sea breeze
c)
trade winds
d)
westerlies
27.
wind that blows from the sea to the land
a)
sea breeze
b)
land breeze
c)
polar easterlies
d)
jet stream
28.
steady winds that flow toward the equator from east to west
a)
trade winds
b)
westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
land breeze
29.
movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas
a)
wind
b)
air pollution
c)
reflect
d)
stability
30.
How does temperature change in the troposphere?
a)
it does not change
b)
it decreases with height
c)
it increases then decreases with height
d)
it increases with height
31.
What happens to the Sun's radiation once it reaches the Earth?
a)
greenhouse gases reflect most of it.
b)
the atmosphere absorbs 90% of it.
c)
clouds reflect most of it.
d)
Earth's surface absorbs about 50% of it.
32.
Sea breeze form during the day when:
a)
the land heats faster than the nearby ocean
b)
the ocean heats faster than the nearby land
c)
a high-pressure area forms over the land
d)
a low-pressure area forms over the ocean
33.
A metal spoon heats up as it sits in a hot pot of soup. What type of thermal energy transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
34.
Which layer of the atmosphere helps to protect against UV radiation from the Sun?
a)
stratosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
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