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WorksheetsWeather Fronts and the Atmosphere
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
When two air masses meet and weather occurs, what is created?
a)
Fronts
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Seasons
3.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
4.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
5.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
6.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow
b)
sunny and fair
c)
rain and/or thunderstorms
d)
cool and dry
7.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
8.
Which type of weather is associated with a cold front?
a)
heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms, and snow for short periods of time
b)
Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer periods of time
9.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
10.
Which one shows a cold front?
a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
Which one shows a warm front?
a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
What is the first layer of the Atmosphere? (lowest)
a)
Troposphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
None of these
13.
What is the second layer called?
a)
Ozone
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Air
14.
What layer do planes fly in?
a)
Exposphere
b)
Floor
c)
Ozone
d)
Stratosphere
15.
The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
16.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
17.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
18.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Good
b)
Bad
c)
Both Good and Bad
19.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is the number one gas in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
21.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
22.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
23.
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
24.
As altitude increase, the air pressure
a)
does not change
b)
increases
c)
decreases
25.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Exosphere
26.
Why do you see precipitation near the L? (select 2 answers)
a)
because that is low pressure and that is where air rises, forming clouds
b)
because that is where air is falling and it brings rain with it
c)
because southern Ohio is always rainy this time of year
d)
because the cold front is meeting the warm front which forces warm air to rise rapidly forming clouds
27.
Air behind a cold front is ___________than the air in front of it.
a)
Hotter
b)
Colder
c)
Warm
d)
Freezing
28.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
29.
A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?
a)
clear, sunny skies
b)
cloudy and rainy
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