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Weather Unit Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most likely forecast of any area experiencing high barometric pressure?

a)

windy

b)

rainy

c)

stormy

d)

sunny

2.

During a sea breeze, choose the sea's temperature and pressure. Choose 2.

a)

low pressure

b)

high pressure

c)

cool air

d)

warm air

3.

During a sea breeze, describe the land's temperature and pressure. Choose 2.

a)

low pressure

b)

high pressure

c)

cool air

d)

warm air

4.

What type of weather is associated with low pressure systems?

a)

rain

b)

light, fluffy cumulus clouds

c)

cold, dry air

d)

clear, blue skies

5.

What kind of breeze blows from the land toward water during the night?

a)

trade winds

b)

water breeze

c)

land breeze

d)

polar easterlies

6.

Pick the two ways that meteorologists classify clouds.

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

height

d)

the amount of precipitation they produce

7.

This large, anvil-shaped cloud is responsible for causing thunderstorms.

a)

stratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cumulus

d)

cirrus

8.

Winds in the Northern Hemisphere tend to curve to the right. This is an example of the __________.

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

trade winds

c)

convection current

9.

A sea breeze is when cooler ocean air flows inland; this occurs during the ____________.

a)

winter

b)

evening

c)

daytime

d)

high tide

10.

What is step one in cloud formation?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

vapor rises

d)

vapor cools

e)

cloud forms

11.

What is step 3 in cloud formation?

a)

cloud forms

b)

evaporation

c)

vapor cools

d)

vapor rises

e)

condensation

12.

Describe the appearance of cirrus clouds?

a)

thin, wispy clouds

b)

light, puffy clouds

c)

low, gray clouds in layers

d)

tall, dark, anvil-shaped clouds

13.

Describe the appearance of cumulus clouds.

a)

thin, wispy clouds

b)

light, puffy clouds

c)

low, gray clouds in layer

d)

tall, dark, anvil shaped clouds

14.

Describe the appearance of stratus clouds.

a)

thin, wispy clouds

b)

light, puffy clouds

c)

low, gray clouds in layers

d)

tall, dark, anvil shaped clouds

15.

Which clouds signals light persistent rain?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

d)

cumulonimbus

16.

In which front is cold air pushing warm air out of the way?

a)

cold front

b)

stationary front

c)

warm front

17.

In what location would a hurricane be the strongest?

a)

mild temperate ocean waters

b)

mild land surrounded by mountains

c)

warm tropical ocean waters

d)

warm land located near a body of water

18.

When high pressure areas move to low pressure areas, __________ is caused.

a)

wind

b)

sunlight

c)

precipitation

d)

heat

19.

When two air masses come together they form a __________.

a)

sea breeze

b)

cirrus cloud

c)

front

d)

air mass

20.

What is the predicted weather condition when a warm front moves into an area?

a)

heavy rains and winds

b)

a rise in temperature

c)

fair weather

21.

What is the predicted weather conditions when a cold front moves into an area?

a)

rise in temperatures

b)

heavy rains and wind

c)

fair weather

22.

What is the predicted weather condition with a rise in atmospheric pressure?

a)

rise in temperature

b)

fair weather

c)

heavy rains and wind

23.

Which clouds are associated with cold fronts?

a)

stratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cirrus

24.

What is the transfer of heat through the rising and falling movement in a gas or liquid in which colder parts sink and warmer parts rise?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

25.

What type of front is this a symbol for?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

26.

What type of front is this a symbol for?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

27.

What type of front is this a symbol for?

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

stationary

28.

What type of skies would you expect during a high pressure system?

a)

cloudy

b)

stormy

c)

clear

d)

humid

29.

Why don't hurricanes form in higher latitudes (closer to poles)?

a)

water is too deep

b)

water is too shallow

c)

water is too warm

d)

water is too cold

30.

To be classified as a hurricane, a storm must have winds of at least _______mph.

a)

50

b)

75

c)

65

d)

85

31.

A funnel shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch the Earth's surface and creates destruction is called a _________________________.

a)

tornado

b)

blizzard

c)

thunderstorm

d)

hurricane

32.

What type of front bring warm and humid weather to an area?

a)

occluded front

b)

stationary front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

33.

What is a large body of air that shares the same temperature, moisture, and pressure?

a)

front

b)

air mass

c)

convection current

d)

Coriolis effect

34.

What determines the type of precipitation that falls from the sky?

a)

air mass

b)

size of cloud

c)

pressure

d)

temperature

35.

What are clouds that form near the ground called?

a)

fog

b)

front

c)

cumulonimbus clouds

d)

cirrus clouds