NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsMeteorology 2
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
2.
Lines on a map that connect points of equal temperature are called ?
a)
Isobars
b)
Isolines
c)
Isotherms
d)
Contour lines
3.
Lines that connect points of equal pressure are called?
a)
Isobars
b)
Isolines
c)
Isotherms
d)
Contour lines
4.
Which of the following is not a weather variable?
a)
Moisture
b)
Temperature
c)
Clouds
d)
Pressure
5.
What causes weather?
a)
Clouds
b)
Oceans
c)
Sun
d)
Rain
6.
The barometric trend is how much the pressure has changed over the past
a)
1 hour
b)
2 hours
c)
3 hours
d)
5 hours
7.
The average kinetic energy of molecules is
a)
Pressure
b)
Temperature
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation
8.
What units are used to measure temperature by most of the world?
a)
Kelvin
b)
Farenheit
c)
Celsius
d)
Inches
9.
Results from Earth's rotation and causes deflection to the right in the N and to the left in the S
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Foucault Pendulum
c)
Revolution
d)
Tilt of axis
10.
When gas expands without heat applied the temperature will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
11.
Air pressure and density are ________ related
a)
Directly
b)
Indirectly
c)
Not
12.
Air pressure and altitude are ______ related
a)
Directly
b)
Indirectly
c)
Not
13.
Air pressure and temperature are ______ related
a)
Directly
b)
Indirectly
c)
Not
14.
Air pressure and water vapor content are ________ related.
a)
Directly
b)
Indirectly
c)
Not
15.
Used to measure wind speed
a)
Barometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Wind Vane
16.
Used to measure wind direction
a)
Barometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Wind Vane
17.
Regions where air comes together to form vertical currents are regions of _______
a)
Convection
b)
Convergence
c)
Divergence
d)
Conduction
18.
Change from liquid water to water vapor (cooling process)
a)
Melting
b)
Evaporation
c)
Freezing
d)
Condensation
19.
Regions where air spreads out from the vertical currents are regions of ______
a)
Convection
b)
Convergence
c)
Divergence
d)
Conduction
20.
Air flow will go from _____ to _____ pressure areas.
a)
Low to High
b)
High to Low
21.
The Coriolis Effect causes wind to deflect to the
a)
Right in the southern hemisphere, left in the south
b)
Right in the northern hemisphere, left in the south
c)
Right in both hemispheres
d)
Left in both hemispheres
22.
What is wind?
a)
Vertical air movement
b)
Rising air
c)
Horizontal air movement
d)
Sinking air
23.
Wind is measured with both
a)
Speed and size
b)
Size and direction
c)
Direction and temperature
d)
Speed and direction
24.
Areas of high pressure flow
a)
clockwise and outward
b)
clockwise and inward
c)
counterclockwise and outward
d)
counterclockwise and inward
25.
Isobars that are close together indicate
a)
High temperature gradient
b)
High pressure gradient
c)
Steep slope
d)
Gentle slope
26.
The circulation of air produces
a)
Convection circles
b)
Convection cells
c)
Conduction cells
d)
Circumpolar convection
27.
Fast moving bands of air at the top of the troposphere are known as
a)
Convection cells
b)
Jet streams
c)
Land breezes
d)
Sea breezes
28.
Across the U.S., planetary winds blow from the
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
Northeast to Southwest
d)
Southwest to Northeast
29.
Extreme weather changes caused by the shifting of the wind and pressure belts
a)
Monsoons
b)
Prevailing winds
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
Jet streams
30.
What causes the seasonal shift of wind and pressure belts?
a)
Air flowing from high to low pressure
b)
Land has a higher specific heat than water
c)
Migration of vertical rays of the sun
d)
Water heating up faster than land
31.
What winds steer high and low pressure centers?
a)
Convection cells
b)
Land breezes
c)
Sea breezes
d)
Jet streams
32.
What is the prevailing wind?
a)
Average wind direction across a region
b)
Bands of westerly moving air
c)
Winds from the south
d)
Movement of air from low to high pressure
33.
What is the greatest source of moisture in the atmosphere?
a)
lakes and rivers
b)
streams
c)
glaciers
d)
oceans
34.
What are surface ocean currents caused by?
a)
Migration of the vertical rays of the sun
b)
Jet streams
c)
Sun
d)
Wind
35.
What are surface ocean currents caused by?
a)
Migration of the vertical rays of the sun
b)
Jet streams
c)
Sun
d)
Wind
36.
Surface ocean currents rotate_____ in the N and _____ in the S.
a)
Clockwise in both
b)
Clockwise. counterclockwise
c)
Counterclockwise. clockwise
d)
Counterclockwise in both
37.
The atmosphere is composed of
a)
mostly oxygen
b)
all hydrogen
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
H20
38.
Low air pressure moves towards high air pressure.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
Lines on a weather map that connect equal points of air pressure
a)
Dew point
b)
Fronts
c)
Air masses
d)
Isobars
40.
High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
High pressure creates sunny, clear skies.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The temperature at which air becomes saturated
a)
Humidity
b)
Front
c)
Dew Point
d)
Cold Front
43.
Low pressure areas would likely have
a)
cloudy weather
b)
clear weather
c)
sunny weather
d)
storms
44.
Low pressure areas would likely have
a)
cloudy weather
b)
clear weather
c)
sunny weather
d)
storms
45.
Which type of cloud indicates fair weather?
a)
nimbus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
cumulonimbus
46.
During a land breeze, the air over the sea rises due to it's low pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Oxygen makes up _______ percent of the atmosphere.
a)
78
b)
30
c)
21
d)
1
48.
Oxygen makes up _______ percent of the atmosphere.
a)
78
b)
30
c)
21
d)
1
49.
As altitude increases, pressure __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
rises
50.
The amount of water in the air
a)
Dew point
b)
Rain
c)
Isobar
d)
Humidity
51.
Fuel for a hurricane
a)
warm, rising vapor
b)
cool, sinking vapor
c)
strong wind
d)
occluded fronts
52.
Which water cycle stage creates clouds?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
53.
Which water cycle stage creates clouds?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
54.
Climate is determined by
a)
latitude and precipitation
b)
dew point and wind
c)
temperature and latitude
d)
precipitation and temperature
55.
Wind is caused by
a)
differences in altitude
b)
difference in pressure
c)
differences in temperature
d)
differences in latitude
56.
Less dense air rises.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Differences in altitude and temperature cause
a)
Sea Breezes
b)
Land Breezes
c)
Mountain Breezes
d)
None
58.
During the day, cool, sinking air over the ocean replacing warm, rising air over the land would cause wind to move ____________.
a)
towards the shore
b)
towards the sea
59.
Global warming is caused by
a)
greenhouse gases
b)
fossil fuel use
c)
cars and boats
d)
all of the above
60.
The Coriolis effect causes global winds to
a)
rotate
b)
change directions
c)
become stronger
d)
curve
Reset
