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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather only changes over many years and climate changes everyday.
Weather changes every day and climate only changes over many, many years.
There is no difference between weather and climate.
Both weather and climate change daily and over many years.
An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast toward Georgia. What weather conditions will the air mass bring to Georgia?
Warm temperatures and humid, low pressure air.
Cool temperatures and humid, high pressure air.
Warm temperatures and dry, high pressure air.
Cool temperatures and dry, low pressure air.
Where do cold air masses form?
Cold air masses form in Polar and Arctic areas at high latitudes.
Cold air masses from in Polar areas at low latitudes.
Cold air masses form near the Equator at low latitudes.
Cold air masses form over the ocean.
What is a weather front?
A weather front is where ocean air masses meet land air masses.
A weather front is where air masses of the exact same temperature and humidity meet.
A weather front is the boundary between 2 air masses of different temperature and humidity.
A weather front is the end of a storm.
Cold air is less dense than warm air.
True
False
You can't tell because air is invisible.
Warm air is less dense than cold air.
True
False
You can't tell because air is invisible.
The uneven heating of the earth does NOT cause which of the following?
Differences in air pressure
Cold and warm fronts
Wind
The Coriolis Effect
On a clear, sunny day, what type of air mass pressure would be created over land?
Low, because the air is rising.
High, because the air is rising.
High, because the air is sinking.
Low, because the air is sinking.
At night, the water by the beach is still warm from the day while the land has lost all of its heat through cooling. Wind is blowing from the land to the ocean. What is the air pressure over the land at night?
High, because the air is rising and rushing out.
High, because the air is sinking and rushing out.
Low, because the air is rising and rushing in.
Low, because the air is sinking and rushing in.
Warm air can hold more water than cool air.
True
False
Warm and cool air hold the same amount of water.
There is no way to tell how much water an air mass can hold.
Which of the following describes a Sea Breeze?
Cooler ocean air (H) blowing in to replace warmer land air that is rising (L).
Cooler land air (H) blowing out to replace warmer ocean air that is rising (L).
Warmer ocean air (L) blowing in to replace cooler land air that is rising (H).
Warmer ocean air (H) blowing in to replace cooler land air that is rising (L).
Which of the following describes a Land Breeze?
Cooler ocean air (H) blowing in to replace warmer land air that is rising (L).
Cooler land air (H) blowing out to replace warmer ocean air that is rising (L).
Warmer ocean air (L) blowing in to replace cooler land air that is rising (H).
Warmer land air (H) blowing out to replace cooler ocean air that is rising (L).
Which of the following correctly matches the level of air pressure with the temperature of the air?
High pressure air is warmer, Low pressure is cooler.
High pressure air is cooler, Low pressure is warmer.
High pressure air is hot, Low pressure is cold.
All air has the same temperature.
Wind is a horizontal air motion caused by differences in air pressure. Which correctly identifies the motion?
Wind moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
Wind moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Wind moves between areas of equal pressure.
Wind only moves vertically.
What kind of weather comes with a warm front?
Warmer temperatures, clouds and light but steady precipitation.
Warmer temperatures, clear skies and thunderstorms.
Cooler temperatures and clear skies.
Cooler temperatures and thunderstorms.
What kind of weather comes with a cold front?
Short thunderstorms or heavy rain then cooler temperatures.
Cooler temperatures then frozen precipitation.
Light precipitation and then warmer temperatures.
Warmer temperatures and clear skies.
In the US (middle temperate latitudes), weather systems move from the West to the East.
If an air mass moving toward Georgia is cold and dry, where did it most likely come from?
Southwest, Mexico
Southeast, Florida
Northwest, Canada
Northeast, Iceland
Use the map to make a prediction for Atlanta for Friday afternoon.
Steady rain and warmer temperatures.
Clear skies and warmer temperatures.
Hot, dry weather.
Cold, rainy weather.
Use the map to make a prediction for Tennessee.
Possible rain storm then cooler temperatures.
Dry, cold temperatures.
Partly cloudy then warmer temperatures.
Dry, hot temperatures.
BONUS Examine the map closely and recall the directions in which air masses would move in the U.S. Predict whether or not a tornado could form over Iowa or Arkansas.
Yes, a tornado could form because there is a cold front coming from the Great Lakes that is moving West and a warm front coming from the South that will collide.
Yes, a tornado could form because there is a cold front coming from the Great Lakes moving West toward Arkansas where a warm front is stationary.
No, a tornado is not likely to form because there is not a warm, humid air mass colliding with both hot, dry and cold, dry air masses.
No, a tornado is not likely to form because the warm front is not big enough to create a thunderstorm.
