Worksheets(CK-12) Ch. 4: Weather & Storms - Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
The temperature at which condensation begins is called...
...the dew point.
...the humidity level.
...the sweat level.
...the sweat point.
What the temperature feels like when wind is taken into account is called...
...windchill.
...wind factor.
...temperature adjustment.
...wind speed.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called...
...air density.
...temperature.
...air pressure.
...humidity.
When severe weather is caused by a major disturbance in the atmosphere, it is called...
...an air mass.
...a front.
...a storm.
...a warning.
The conditions of the atmosphere at any given time or place is known as...
...climate.
...circumstances.
...weather.
...air quality.
A boundary between two air masses is called...
...a wall.
...no man's land.
...cloud cover.
...a front.
A huge release of electricity between two oppositely charged surfaces is called...
...a particle.
...thunder.
...a surge.
...lightning.
A large body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout is called...
...a front.
...a hurricane.
...a funnel.
...an air mass.
When charged particles between clouds and the ground connect, they create lightning. How are these charged particles attracted to one another?
Positive attracts positive.
Negative attracts negative.
Positive attracts negative.
None of the above.
The amount of water vapor that the air can hold depends mainly on...
...air movement.
...air density.
...air temperature.
...air pressure.
Which type of air mass would have cool, wet air?
maritime polar
continental tropical
maritime tropical
continental polar
Why does a hurricane need warm ocean water in order to grow and increase in strength?
Warm ocean water simply heats the water vapor already above it.
Warm ocean water evaporates, providing more “fuel” to the storm, and condenses quickly, allowing the hurricane to continue.
A hurricane doesn’t need warm water - it can be fueled by water of any temperature.
All of the above.
In nearly all types of fronts, you can expect precipitation to occur. Why is that?
Cold air gets pushed up by warm air, and it freezes, causing solid precipitation to fall.
Warm and cold air quickly mix, causing liquid rain to quickly form and fall.
Warm air is pushed up by cold air, where it condenses into clouds, causing precipitation.
Warm air is pushed up by cold air, where it evaporates into clouds, causing precipitation.
Sleet forms when...
...solid water forms in clouds, and falls all the way to the surface as a solid.
...solid water falls from clouds, melts, and refreezes when it gets close to the surface.
...liquid water falls and immediately freezes when reaching the surface.
...winds repeatedly blow rain high into the troposphere, where it freezes and gets larger.
A warm front occurs when...
...a cold air mass slides over a warm air mass.
...two cold air masses collide.
...a warm air mass slides over a cold air mass.
...two warm air masses collide.
On a hot day, if you sweat a lot, but your sweat doesn’t evaporate, what would the humidity level be?
0%
50%
75%
100%
When air is holding the max amount of water vapor it can hold, we say that it is _________________________.
saturated
full
maxed out
overloaded
When cold, dry air masses pick up water vapor from warm, wet air masses, and blow over an area, this can result in a ____________________.
blizzard
hurricane
thunderstorm
tornado
When there is high humidity in the atmosphere, it increases the chances that ________________________ will occur.
precipitation
windchill
fronts
thunder
Along a _________________ front, precipitation can last for days, until both air masses run out of water.
occluded
cold
stationary
warm
Tropical air masses form in warm parts of the Earth, typically in and around the _____________________.
Equator
poles
Southern Ocean
Rockies
When air gets warmer, it can hold more water vapor. When it gets colder, it can hold less water vapor.
True
False
When two different air masses collide quickly, this causes atmospheric conditions to change rapidly, resulting in very strong storms.
True
False
When two cold air masses collide, forcing warm air in the middle up into the atmosphere, this is called a cold front.
True
False
Which type of air mass is letter A, and what are its conditions like?
continental tropical; warm and dry
continental polar; warm and wet
maritime tropical; cold and wet
maritime polar; warm and dry
Which type of air mass is letter C, and what are its conditions like?
continental tropical; cold and dry
continental polar; warm and wet
maritime tropical; warm and wet
maritime polar; warm and dry
Which type of air mass is letter D, and what are its conditions like?
continental tropical; cold and dry
continental polar; cold and dry
maritime tropical; warm and wet
maritime polar; warm and dry
Which type of air mass is letter F, and what are its conditions like?
continental tropical; cold and dry
continental polar; cold and dry
maritime tropical; warm and wet
maritime polar; cold and wet
In which step of the water cycle do plants release water vapor through their leaves, stems, and flowers?
evaporation
condensation
collection
transpiration
precipitation
Storms are more likely to occur when...
...atmospheric conditions change very quickly in an area.
...atmospheric conditions change very slowly in an area.
...atmospheric conditions don't change at all.
...there is no atmosphere.
When an air mass forms over water, we call it a _______________________ air mass.
maritime
continental
seaborne
aquatic
If a warm front approached your location, what would atmospheric conditions be like over the next few days?
The temperature would rise, and some precipitation would occur. After awhile, conditions would remain warm and humid until the next front passes by.
The temperature would drop, with no precipitation. Conditions would stay cool and dry until the next front passes by.
No changes would occur to the weather - warm fronts do very little when it comes to changes in the atmosphere.
The temperature would rise, with no precipitation at all. After awhile, conditions would remain warm and dry until the next front passes by.
Hurricanes grow stronger when traveling over land or cool water.
TRUE
FALSE
Storms almost always occur along fronts, where air masses meet.
TRUE
FALSE
In an occluded front, cold air is forced to rise when it gets stuck between two warm air masses.
TRUE
FALSE
Which kind of atmospheric disturbance starts out as a tropical storm?
hurricane
blizzard
tornado
thunderstorm
On a spring morning, you may notice that dew has formed on the blades of grass outside. Why does that phenomenon occur?
Since land cools down overnight, so does the air above it. When the air gets cooler, it can't hold as much water, and it reaches a temperature called the dew point. At the dew point, all the extra water in the air has to condense on a surface, usually blades of grass.
Since land warms up overnight, so does the air above it. When the air gets warmer, it can't hold as much water, and it reaches a temperature called the saturation point. At the saturation point, all the extra water in the air has to evaporate on a surface, usually blades of grass.
Water is forced up from the ground by the cooler temperatures overnight, and that water forms the dew on the grass before it evaporates during the day.
Dew is simply leftover rain that sometimes rests on surfaces.
Ice on the surface is usually caused by __________________ __________________. This type of precipitation starts out as snow, melts as it falls, but solidifies immediately when it hits the surface.
freezing rain
acid rain
fog rain
hail stones
__________________ is the long-term atmospheric conditions of an area, while __________________ is the short-term atmospheric conditions of an area.
Climate; weather
Weather; climate
Weather; occlusion
Occlusion; climate
In the water cycle, when H2O gathers in large bodies on the surface, like lakes, oceans, or ponds, what do we call that step?
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
collection
