WorksheetsEarth Systems Vocabulary
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the weather conditions that occur in an area over a long period of time.
a)
weather
b)
temperature
c)
climate
d)
thermometer
2.
the weight of the atmosphere
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
climate
3.
tool used to measure wind speed
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
4.
a place where two different air masses meet
a)
air mass
b)
clouds
c)
front
d)
air pressure
5.
warming of the Pacific Ocean due to weak trade winds
a)
jet stream
b)
gulf stream
c)
El Nino
d)
La Nina
6.
a cold air mass bumps against a warm air mass
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
7.
a tool used to measure air pressure
a)
rain gauge
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
wind vane
8.
ocean current that brings warm moist weather up the east coast
a)
jet stream
b)
gulf stream
c)
El Nino
d)
La Nina
9.
distance north or south of the equator
a)
longitude
b)
hemisphere
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
10.
state of atmosphere at a certain time and place
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
clouds
d)
front
11.
masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
a)
front
b)
clouds
c)
rain
d)
snow
12.
a stream of air that flows from west to east across the United States
a)
jet stream
b)
gulf stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
13.
each half of the Earth
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
14.
puffy clouds
a)
cumulus
b)
nimbus
c)
stratus
d)
cirrus
15.
highest clouds in the sky
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
nimbus
d)
cirrus
16.
clouds that bring precipitation
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
nimbus
d)
cirrus
17.
low sheetlike gray clouds
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
nimbus
d)
cirrus
18.
distance east or west of the prime meridian
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
19.
a flow of air or water in a certain direction
a)
air mass
b)
current
c)
front
d)
air pressure
20.
warm air mass meets a colder air mass and slowly rises over it
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
21.
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
front
d)
current
22.
cooling of the Pacific Ocean due to weak trade winds
a)
El Nino
b)
Jet stream
c)
La Nina
d)
gulf stream
23.
a tool used to show wind direction
a)
rain gauge
b)
thermometer
c)
anemometer
d)
wind vane
24.
a tool used to measure the amount of rain that falls
a)
rain gauge
b)
thermometer
c)
barometer
d)
anemometer
25.
a large body of air with about the same temperature and humidity
a)
air pressure
b)
air mass
c)
front
d)
weather
26.
a tool used to measure temperature
a)
rain gauge
b)
thermometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
27.
forms when two air masses meet and stop moving
a)
cold front
b)
stationary front
c)
warm front
28.
a scientist who studies weather
a)
ecologist
b)
cloud reader
c)
rain maker
d)
meterologist
29.
the measure of how warm something is
a)
fever
b)
temperature
c)
hot
d)
cold
30.
examples are rain, snow, sleet, and hail
a)
condensation
b)
cold front
c)
precipitation
d)
water cycle
31.
the movement of water between Earth's surface and atmosphere. It is also the driving force of weather
a)
water cycle
b)
clouds
c)
precipiation
d)
climate
32.
a graph that shows numbers as bars of different lengths
a)
circle graph
b)
line graph
c)
quadrant
d)
bar graph
33.
to sort objects, ideas, or information into groups based on their characteristics
a)
group
b)
classify
c)
organize
d)
combine
34.
a statement about what is likely to happen
a)
precipitation
b)
prosper
c)
prediction
d)
position
35.
a large storm that brings strong winds and heavy rain
a)
tornado
b)
storm surge
c)
earthquake
d)
hurricane
36.
an imaginary line that divides the Earth in half horizontally
a)
equator
b)
latitude
c)
prime meridian
d)
longitude
37.
the Earth's zero of longitude
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
prime meridian
d)
equator
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