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Atmosphere, Weather, & Climate

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3610secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
2.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
3.

What are the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

a)

climate

b)

temperature

c)

elevation

d)

precipitation

4.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
5.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
6.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
7.

This image shows...

a)

A Sun Current

b)

La Nina

c)

El Nino

d)

Typhoon

8.
The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is
a)
To generate heat for the earth
b)
To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
c)
To produce weather
d)
To allow satellites to circle the earth
9.

Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

percolation

10.

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the

a)

thermosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

troposphere

11.

What source creates wind, controls the conveyor of currents, and influences weather & climate?

a)

heat from Earth's core

b)

the sun

c)

the water cycle

d)

geothermal energy

12.

Air pressure differences cause _____________ to form.

a)

tides

b)

salinity

c)

wind

d)

none of the others

13.

When water moves through natural filters like rocks, sand, and soil and impurities are filtered out.

a)

accumulation

b)

percolation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

14.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

15.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
16.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
17.
Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
a)
40%
b)
50%
c)
60%
d)
70%
18.

What is the Coriolis effect?

a)

wind curves across Earth's surface because of Earth's magnetism

b)

global wind patterns occur because of sinking air

c)

global wind patterns occur because of weather

d)

wind curves across Earth's surface because of Earth's rotation

19.

Air pressure ______ as you go up through the atmosphere because there are less molecules.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

triples in pressure

20.

What do thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes have in common?

a)

strong winds

b)

severe storms

c)

no wind

d)

nothing

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