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Chapter 7 - Weather and Climate Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is atmosphere?

a)

A blanket

b)

The blanket of air surrounding the Earth

c)

Nothing

2.

Which gases are mostly found in the atomsphere?

a)

Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen and Carbon Monoxide

c)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen and Ozone

3.

Which is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Tropicalsphere

e)

Stratosphere

4.

Which thing happens in the troposphere?

a)

Most airplanes fly here

b)

Auroras form in this layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

All weather happens in this layer

e)

Satellites orbit in this layer

5.

Which thing happens in the stratosphere?

a)

Most airplanes fly here

b)

Auroras form in this layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

All weather happens in this layer

e)

Satellites orbit in this layer

6.

Which thing happens in the mesosphere?

a)

Most airplanes fly here

b)

Auroras form in this layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

All weather happens in this layer

e)

Satellites orbit in this layer

7.

Which thing happens in the thermosphere?

a)

Most airplanes fly here

b)

Auroras form in this layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

All weather happens in this layer

e)

Satellites orbit in this layer

8.

Which thing happens in the exosphere?

a)

Most airplanes fly here

b)

Auroras form in this layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

All weather happens in this layer

e)

Satellites orbit in this layer

9.

What is weather?

a)

The amount of water vapor in the air

b)

Snow, rain, sleet, hail

c)

Moving air

d)

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

10.

What is humidity?

a)

The amount of water vapor in the air

b)

Snow, rain, sleet, hail

c)

Moving air

d)

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

11.

What is wind?

a)

The amount of water vapor in the air

b)

Snow, rain, sleet, hail

c)

Moving air

d)

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

12.

What causes wind?

a)

The trees

b)

Mrs. Weaver waving her arms

c)

The uneven heating of Earth's surface

13.

What does a rain gauge measure?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Water vapor

c)

Wind direction

d)

Amount of rain that fell in a given area

14.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Water vapor

c)

Wind direction

d)

Amount of rain that fell in a given area

15.

Most of Earth's water can be found in what state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

16.

What state of matter is water vapor in?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

What is the name of the process where a liquid slowly turns into a gas (like a mud puddle on a sunny day)?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Preciptiation

d)

Transportation

18.

What is the name of the process where a gas turns into a liquid (like a glass of ice water on a humid day)?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Preciptiation

d)

Transportation

19.

Earth's water is constantly changing states by moving through the...

a)

Earth

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

school

20.

Groups of water droplets or ice crystals are called...

a)

Fog

b)

Shoes

c)

Clouds

21.

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of....

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitiation

c)

Participation

d)

Transportation

22.

Which one of these clouds is a stratus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
23.

Which one of these clouds is a cumulus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
24.

Which one of these clouds is a cirrus cloud?

a)
b)
c)
25.

What is an air mass?

a)

A large region of air with the same water vapor and temperature

b)

A large region of air with different water vapor but the same temperature

c)

A large region of air with the same water vapor but different temperatures

26.

Where do dry air masses form?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

North and South Poles

c)

Over land

d)

The equator

27.

Where do moist air masses form?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

North and South Poles

c)

Over land

d)

The equator

28.

Where do cold air masses form?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

North and South Poles

c)

Over land

d)

The equator

29.

Where do warm air masses form?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

North and South Poles

c)

Over land

d)

The equator

30.

A cold air mass that overtakes a warm air mass is called...

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Stationary front

31.

2 air masses that are not moving is called...

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Stationary front

32.

What is this an image of?

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Stationary front

33.

What is this a image of?

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Stationary front

34.

Weather predicting is called

a)

foreshadowing

b)

forecasting

c)

shadows

35.

A person who has a degree to predict the weather is called...

a)

A weather man

b)

Punxsutawney Phil

c)

A meterologist

d)

A scientist

36.

In the US, weather fronts move from....

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

South to East

d)

West to East

e)

North to West

37.

What is thunder?

a)

Lightning

b)

Someone bowling up in the sky

c)

The sound lightning makes when the air around it is quickly heated

d)

There is no such thing as lightning

38.

What are tornadoes?

a)

Funnel shaped clouds

b)

Rotating funnel shaped clouds that swirl around and touch the ground

c)

Things that take Dorothy to the Land of Oz

d)

Large swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters

39.

What are hurricanes?

a)

Funnel shaped clouds

b)

Rotating funnel shaped clouds that swirl around and touch the ground

c)

Things that take Elsa back to Arendale

d)

Large swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters

40.

What is climate?

a)

Temperature at a given place

b)

The pattern of seasonal weather in an area

c)

Cold

d)

Rainy

41.

What are the 2 important factors that define the climate of a place?

a)

Temperature

b)

Location

c)

Preciptiation

d)

Cloud Cover

42.

TRUE OR FALSE: The climate inland is milder than the climate at the ocean.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

The weather on a mountain is wetter at the base. TRUE OR FALSE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

In which city is it going to be sunny today?

a)

Sacramento

b)

Bismark

c)

Olympia

d)

Denver

45.

In which city is it going to be snowing today?

a)

Sacramento

b)

Bismark

c)

Olympia

d)

Denver

46.

In which city is it going to be mostly cloudy today?

a)

Sacramento

b)

Bismark

c)

Olympia

d)

Denver

47.

Which city is near the stationary front?

a)

Sacramento

b)

Bismark

c)

Olympia

d)

Denver

48.

Which city is going to have the highest temperature?

a)

Sacramento

b)

Austin

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Denver

49.

Which city is going to have the lowest temperature?

a)

Olympia

b)

Bismark

c)

Denver

d)

Albany

50.

Which city is closest to the warm front?

a)

Olympia

b)

Tallahassee

c)

Denver

d)

Albany