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WorksheetsChapter 7 - Weather and Climate Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is atmosphere?
A blanket
The blanket of air surrounding the Earth
Nothing
Which gases are mostly found in the atomsphere?
Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen and Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Nitrogen and Ozone
Which is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Tropicalsphere
Stratosphere
Which thing happens in the troposphere?
Most airplanes fly here
Auroras form in this layer
Coldest layer
All weather happens in this layer
Satellites orbit in this layer
Which thing happens in the stratosphere?
Most airplanes fly here
Auroras form in this layer
Coldest layer
All weather happens in this layer
Satellites orbit in this layer
Which thing happens in the mesosphere?
Most airplanes fly here
Auroras form in this layer
Coldest layer
All weather happens in this layer
Satellites orbit in this layer
Which thing happens in the thermosphere?
Most airplanes fly here
Auroras form in this layer
Coldest layer
All weather happens in this layer
Satellites orbit in this layer
Which thing happens in the exosphere?
Most airplanes fly here
Auroras form in this layer
Coldest layer
All weather happens in this layer
Satellites orbit in this layer
What is weather?
The amount of water vapor in the air
Snow, rain, sleet, hail
Moving air
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
Snow, rain, sleet, hail
Moving air
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
What is wind?
The amount of water vapor in the air
Snow, rain, sleet, hail
Moving air
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
What causes wind?
The trees
Mrs. Weaver waving her arms
The uneven heating of Earth's surface
What does a rain gauge measure?
Air pressure
Water vapor
Wind direction
Amount of rain that fell in a given area
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
Water vapor
Wind direction
Amount of rain that fell in a given area
Most of Earth's water can be found in what state of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What state of matter is water vapor in?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is the name of the process where a liquid slowly turns into a gas (like a mud puddle on a sunny day)?
Condensation
Evaporation
Preciptiation
Transportation
What is the name of the process where a gas turns into a liquid (like a glass of ice water on a humid day)?
Condensation
Evaporation
Preciptiation
Transportation
Earth's water is constantly changing states by moving through the...
Earth
Water Cycle
Pennsylvania
school
Groups of water droplets or ice crystals are called...
Fog
Shoes
Clouds
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of....
Condensation
Precipitiation
Participation
Transportation
Which one of these clouds is a stratus cloud?
Which one of these clouds is a cumulus cloud?
Which one of these clouds is a cirrus cloud?
What is an air mass?
A large region of air with the same water vapor and temperature
A large region of air with different water vapor but the same temperature
A large region of air with the same water vapor but different temperatures
Where do dry air masses form?
Over the ocean
North and South Poles
Over land
The equator
Where do moist air masses form?
Over the ocean
North and South Poles
Over land
The equator
Where do cold air masses form?
Over the ocean
North and South Poles
Over land
The equator
Where do warm air masses form?
Over the ocean
North and South Poles
Over land
The equator
A cold air mass that overtakes a warm air mass is called...
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
2 air masses that are not moving is called...
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
What is this an image of?
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
What is this a image of?
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
Weather predicting is called
foreshadowing
forecasting
shadows
A person who has a degree to predict the weather is called...
A weather man
Punxsutawney Phil
A meterologist
A scientist
In the US, weather fronts move from....
East to West
North to South
South to East
West to East
North to West
What is thunder?
Lightning
Someone bowling up in the sky
The sound lightning makes when the air around it is quickly heated
There is no such thing as lightning
What are tornadoes?
Funnel shaped clouds
Rotating funnel shaped clouds that swirl around and touch the ground
Things that take Dorothy to the Land of Oz
Large swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters
What are hurricanes?
Funnel shaped clouds
Rotating funnel shaped clouds that swirl around and touch the ground
Things that take Elsa back to Arendale
Large swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters
What is climate?
Temperature at a given place
The pattern of seasonal weather in an area
Cold
Rainy
What are the 2 important factors that define the climate of a place?
Temperature
Location
Preciptiation
Cloud Cover
TRUE OR FALSE: The climate inland is milder than the climate at the ocean.
TRUE
FALSE
The weather on a mountain is wetter at the base. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
In which city is it going to be sunny today?
Sacramento
Bismark
Olympia
Denver
In which city is it going to be snowing today?
Sacramento
Bismark
Olympia
Denver
In which city is it going to be mostly cloudy today?
Sacramento
Bismark
Olympia
Denver
Which city is near the stationary front?
Sacramento
Bismark
Olympia
Denver
Which city is going to have the highest temperature?
Sacramento
Austin
Tallahassee
Denver
Which city is going to have the lowest temperature?
Olympia
Bismark
Denver
Albany
Which city is closest to the warm front?
Olympia
Tallahassee
Denver
Albany
