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WorksheetsPre Tri-Weekly Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
2.
How does the air move in a sea breeze?
a)
wind moves from north to south
b)
wind moves from ocean to the land
c)
wind moves from the land to the ocean
d)
wind moves from south to north
3.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
4.
Warm air
a)
rises
b)
sinks
5.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
6.
Two types of ocean currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
7.
The Earth's greatest source of energy comes from the _________.
a)
precipitation
b)
rotation of its axis
c)
Sun
d)
oceans currents
8.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
9.
Cold water is more dense therefore it does what?
a)
sinks
b)
rises
c)
spins clockwise
d)
is warmer
10.
What is the cause of most ocean surface currents?
a)
gravity
b)
the wind
c)
the moon
d)
upwelling
11.
Deep ocean currents are caused by
a)
winds and weather
b)
underwater volcanoes
c)
temperature and density
d)
nutrients in the water
12.
This instrument measures wind speed
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
psychrometer
13.
Which condition usually means cloudy, rainy or snowy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
14.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
15.
This weather tool is used to measure...
a)
Rainfall
b)
Wind Direction
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Temperature
16.
What is a meteorologist?
a)
A type of cloud.
b)
A weather instrument.
c)
A scientist who studies weather.
d)
A person who likes weather.
17.
Brooklyn is sad because she cannot ride her scooter because it is raining outside. What type of pressure is causing this to happen?
a)
High pressure
b)
Low pressure
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
barometric pressure
18.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
19.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
20.
Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?
a)
The moons soaks up the star's light
b)
The moon is larger than Earth
c)
The moon is larger than stars
d)
the moon is closer to Earth than stars
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