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Meteorology APA

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which cloud has a flat base and looks like puffy cotton? 
a)
Stratus 
b)
Cirrus 
c)
Cumulus
2.
Which cloud stacks up into layers? 
a)
Cirrus 
b)
Cumulus 
c)
Stratus 
3.
_____________ is when plants lose water to the air. 
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Accumulation
4.
When water vapor forms tiny droplets which form into clouds, the process is called _________ 
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Evaporation
5.
Which cloud has thin hair-like wisps? 
a)
Stratus 
b)
Cirrus 
c)
Cumulus 
6.
What is another term for the Water Cycle? 
a)
The Hydrologic Cycle 
b)
The Liquid Cycle 
c)
The Melted Ice Cycle 
7.
Which stage does # 1 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Surface (Runoff)
d)
Accumulation
8.
Which stage does # 2 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Surface (Runoff)
d)
Accumulation
9.
Which stage does # 7 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Subsurface Runoff (underground)
d)
Accumulation
10.
Which stage does # 3 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Surface (Runoff)
d)
Accumulation
11.
Which stage does # 6  show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Surface (Runoff)
d)
Accumulation
12.
Which stage does # 4 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Accumulation
13.
Which stage does # 5 show in the diagram
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Accumulation
14.
Which stage does # 8 show in the diagram
a)
Transpiration
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Accumulation
15.
Water takes a journey as it ________ from the land to the sky and back again. 
a)
Melted 
b)
Circulates 
c)
Evaporate 
16.
The Sun’s energy provides the heat to__________________ the water.
a)
Circulates 
b)
Melted 
c)
Evaporate 
17.
What layer contains the air we are breathing right now? 
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere 
c)
Troposphere 
d)
Mesosphere
18.
What is water called when it is trapped underground? 
a)
Transpiration 
b)
Condensation 
c)
Precipitation
d)
Groundwater 
19.
The boundary where one air mass meets another is called a ____________________. 
a)
Joint 
b)
Front 
c)
Fog 
20.
This weather tool measures how much precipitation has fallen over a given time. 
a)
Barometer 
b)
Wind vane 
c)
Anemometer 
d)
Rain gauge 
21.
This weather tool tells me how fast the wind is blowing. 
a)
Wind vane 
b)
Rain gauge 
c)
Barometer 
d)
Anemometer 
22.
This weather tool tells me what direction the wind is blowing. 
a)
Barometer 
b)
Wind vane 
c)
Rain gauge 
d)
Anemometer 
23.
This weather tool measures the temperature outside. 
a)
Thermometer 
b)
Rain gauge 
c)
Barometer 
d)
Anemometer 
24.
A very helpful tool that measures air pressure is the _________________________. 
a)
Anemometer 
b)
Rain gauge 
c)
Barometer 
d)
Wind vane 
25.
What layer contains a gas called the ozone that filters out ultra-violet radiation? 
a)
Exosphere 
b)
Troposphere 
c)
Mesosphere 
d)
Stratosphere 
26.
What layer protects us from meteors? 
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere 
c)
Exosphere 
d)
Stratosphere
27.
What layer contains auroras and satellites? 
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere 
d)
Exosphere 
28.
What layer has a temperature as high as 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit? 
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere 
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere 
29.
The giant electrical charge given off by storms. 
a)
thunder 
b)
lightning 
c)
hurricane 
30.
_______ A wind that travels 75 mph or faster. 
a)
thunder 
b)
lightning 
c)
hurricane 
31.
_______When air expands FAST and vibrates the air. 
a)
thunder 
b)
lightning 
c)
hurricane 
32.
True or False. When weather patterns remain constant in certain areas of the world we call this that place’s "weather". 
a)
True
b)
False
33.
True or False.  When wind patterns continue their movements almost all the time and in the same general direction this is called the "climate".
a)
True
b)
False
34.
True or False.  Prevailing winds are also known as trade winds. 
a)
True
b)
False
35.
True or False.  Water that is moving downward towards lakes and streams is called groundwater. 
a)
True
b)
False