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Quarter 3 Benchmark Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
4.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
5.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
6.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
7.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
8.
The boundary  between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
9.
Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
10.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
11.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
12.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
13.
a)
nimbostratus cloud
b)
cumulonimbus cloud
c)
cirrocumulus cloud
d)
altostratus cloud
14.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
16.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
17.
A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.
a)
hurrican
b)
tornado
c)
trade wind
d)
local wind
18.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
19.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
20.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
21.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
22.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
23.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
25.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
26.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
27.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
28.
What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
29.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
30.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
31.
James plans to climb to the top of Mount Everest.  Which of the following statements about his climb will be the most accurate?
a)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will increase.
b)
Air pressure will fall and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
c)
Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
d)
Air pressure and thermometer will not change.
32.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
33.
Coriolis effect
a)
caused by Earth's rotation
b)
caused by Earth's revolution
c)
caused by Earth's tilt
d)
caused by Earth's winds
34.
Source of all energy in our atmosphere
a)
ions
b)
water cycle
c)
The Moon
d)
The Sun
35.
What is created because land and heats and cools more quickly than the water?
a)
Trade winds
b)
Polar easterlies
c)
Sea and land breezes
d)
Doldrums
36.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
37.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
38.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
39.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
40.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
41.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
42.
The water cycle is also known as ..........
a)
Hypertonic Solution
b)
Hydrological Cycle
c)
Hyperlogical Cycle
d)
None of these
43.
What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
glacier
b)
well
c)
aquifer
d)
natural spring
44.
97% of the Earth's water is  located in....
a)
ground wat
b)
the ocean
c)
lakes, rivers, and streams
d)
glaciers
45.

In the water cycle, after water is precipitated back to Earth, it goes through the runoff stage in which it is collected into larger bodies. Which bodies of water does runoff include?

a)

Lakes

b)

Streams

c)

Rivers

d)

All of the above

46.

Infiltration refers to:

a)

The loss of water after it has seeped into the ground.

b)

Water filling in the porous spaces of the Earth’s lithosphere.

c)

The trickling down of water into underground lakes.

d)

Large reservoirs of freshwater

47.

What layer of Earth's atmosphere is the thinnest and has such low density that it is sometimes considered a part of outer space?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

48.

Which of the following is the best description of radiation?

a)

The process by which a liquid is converted to its vapor phase by heating the liquid.

b)

The transmission of heat through a medium without the motion of the medium.

c)

Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.

d)

The emission of energy in the form of rays or waves.

49.

Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat within the Earth's atmosphere. What would be the most likely result of an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

a)

a change in global wind patterns

b)

a decrease in global rainfall

c)

an increase in global temperature

d)

a reduction in global ocean circulation

50.

Over the past 60 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been continually increasing. Many scientists hypothesize that this increase has led to an imbalance in the carbon cycle and a climatic trend known as global warming.


In which of the following ways could humans help the carbon cycle return to normal?

a)

pump nitrogen and oxygen into the air to help rebalance the atmosphere

b)

cap volcanoes so that they do not release more carbon dioxide

c)

cut down trees and other large plants that depend on carbon dioxide

d)

reduce the amount of fossil fuels they combust

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