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WorksheetsMeteorology Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 32mins
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1.
As you rise further in the atmosphere, air pressure
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
does not change
d)
first increases, then decreases
2.
Why does convection take place?
a)
warm air is more dense than light air
b)
warn and cold air have the same density
c)
cold air is less dense than warm air
d)
cold air is more dense than warm air
3.
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
a)
evaporation from oceans
b)
evaporation from soil
c)
transpiration from plants
d)
the burning of fossil fuels
4.
What do we call the amount of water that is in the air?
a)
Dew Point
b)
Humidity
c)
Temperature
d)
Pressure
5.
A student was looking at a map that showed where hurricanes had formed. She noticed that more hurricanes formed over tropical oceans than over colder ocean areas. Which of these BEST explains why more hurricanes form over tropical oceans than cold oceans?
a)
Air has less moisture over tropical areas than over cold areas.
b)
Air has more moisture over tropical areas than over cold areas.
c)
Water has more waves in tropical oceans than over colder oceans.
d)
Water has fewer currents in tropical oceans than colder oceans.
6.
The deflection of wind and water due to the rotation of the Earth
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Milankovitch Cycles
d)
Global Warming
7.
This type of front occurs when a cold front catches up with a warm front
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Stationary Front
8.
A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere
a)
Jet Stream
b)
doldrums
c)
westerlies
d)
polar easterlies
9.
This type of front doesn't move for a long time, and the 2 air masses tend to move sideways
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
stationary front
d)
warm front
10.
this is the boundary between 2 air masses
a)
front
b)
isotherm
c)
isobar
d)
millibar
11.
this type of front occurs when a colder air mass comes in and replaces a warmer air mass
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
polar front
12.
this type of front is when a warmer air mass moves in to replace a colder one
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
13.
This is an area near the equator that has relatively calm and light wind
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Horse Latitudes
c)
Doldrums
d)
Polar Easterlies
14.
At the beach in the summertime, the transfer of heat from the sand to the bottoms of your feet is called
a)
radiation
b)
fission
c)
conduction
d)
convection
15.
Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
16.
The different layers of Earth's atmosphere can be categorized by variations in _____
a)
air pressure
b)
humidity
c)
temperature
d)
dew point
17.
Which of the following determines the properties of an air mass?
a)
The conditions of the area over which it forms
b)
The phase and position of the moon when it forms
c)
The exact time of year when it forms
d)
The geology of the area where it forms
18.
What causes weather?
a)
Clouds
b)
Oceans
c)
Sun
d)
Rain
19.
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
20.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
21.
What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen and oxygen
c)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
Trace gases and water vapor
22.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
23.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
24.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
25.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
26.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates what type of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
How does heat energy from the sun reach Earth?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
28.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
29.
Cool air moving across land and warm air rising up from the ocean will result in:
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
c)
warm breeze
d)
no breeze
30.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
31.
What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?
a)
breezes
b)
coriolis effect
c)
westerlies
d)
easterlies
32.
What causes wind?
a)
differences in pressure
b)
conduction currents
c)
density
d)
tropical currents
33.
This type of wind comes from the POLES. It blows from east to west and brings freezing weather.
a)
Prevailing Westerlies
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Polar Westerlies
d)
Horse Latitudes
34.
In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
Polar ocean waters
c)
On lakes and rivers
d)
Over the central plains of the U.S
35.
Calmest winds of a hurricane
a)
Eye wall
b)
Eye
c)
Upper elevations
d)
Storm surge
36.
What is a rapidly spinning column of air that has high winds, low pressure, and touches the ground?
a)
Thunderstorm
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tornado
d)
Cyclone
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