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Easy Breezy Weather & Climate Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Layer where weather occurs

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

exosphere

2.

Most abundant gas in atmosphere

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

methan

3.

Carbon Dioxide, Methane, NO, Water Vapor

a)

are Greenhouse Gases that release all heat into space

b)

are the major compounds in the atmosphere

c)

release heat causing Greenhouse Effect

d)

trap heat causing Greenhouse Effect

4.

Where does most of the sun's energy hit Earth

a)

tropics

b)

temperate

c)

polar

d)

hits all areas equally

5.

What characteristic of air makes some of it rise

a)

more dense because it is hot

b)

less dense becuase it is hot

c)

more dense because it is cold

d)

less dense because it is cold

6.

Moves energy around the planet and causes some places to be warmer of colder

a)

latitude

b)

distance to water

c)

ocean currents

d)

topography

7.

Why does the sand on the beach get hotter than the water during the summer?

a)

water warms up slowly

b)

water warms up fast

c)

land (sand) warms up slowly

d)

they actually warm up the same

8.

What type of weather is Texas experiencing?

a)

stormy

b)

cloudy

c)

sunny

d)

hot

9.

What makes hurricanes stronger?

a)

cold ocean water

b)

high pressure

c)

cold front

d)

warm ocean water

10.

What is not needed for a tornado to form?

a)

low pressure

b)

cold dry air

c)

warm humid air

d)

high pressure

11.

Which best describes climate:

a)

Dallas will be 74 degrees tomorrow

b)

The wind is currently blowing 14 miles per hour

c)

A temperate rainforest receives 120 inches of rain every year

d)

It will not Sonoran rain in the desert today

12.

What occurs with a cold front?

a)

temperature decreases and it is always sunny

b)

temperature decreases and it may storm

c)

temperature increases and it storms

d)

nothing happens with a cold front

13.

Which climate factor explains the temperature difference between San Francisco and Lincoln?

a)

different latitude

b)

westerlies winds

c)

latitude

d)

distance to ocean

14.

Climate is:

a)

temperature of a single day

b)

rainfall in a week

c)

humidity level by the hour

d)

average weather of an area

15.

According to this weather map, what will happen in Dallas in 1 day?

a)

become cold and sunny

b)

become warm and sunny

c)

become cold and stormy

d)

stay the same

16.

On the surface, wind blows _____ to ______

a)

Low to Low pressure

b)

North to South

c)

Low Pressure to High Pressure

d)

High Pressure to Low Pressure

17.

Where do a lot of tornadoes occur?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Arctic ocean

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

Silicon Valley