WorksheetsWeather Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The process in which water gets from the Earth's surface into the air is called
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
run-off
Describe the relationship between warm air and its ability to hold water vapor.
Warmer air can hold less water vapor than colder air.
Warmer air can hold more water vapor than colder air.
Warm air cannot hold water vapor.
Warm air and cold air can hold the same amount of water vapor.
Clouds form in the process of...
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
run-off
Which clouds produce thunderstorms?
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus clouds
Identify the type of clouds that cover large areas and form in layers.
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus clouds
Which clouds have flat bottoms and often indicate fair weather?
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus clouds
Distinguish between sleet and snow.
Sleet is not precipitation
Sleet starts as rain
Sleet forms in cold weather
Sleet falls as single crystals
Describe the conditions that produce a thunderstorm.
cold air near Earth's surface and an unstable atmosphere
warm, moist air near the Earth's surface and an unstable atmosphere
warm, moist air near Earth's surface
an unstable atmosphere
Determine the conditions which cause lightning to occur.
an electric discharge between two positively charged areas
an electric discharge between a negatively charged and positively charged area
an electric discharge between two negatively charged ares
Explain the reason why tornadoes in the United States happen in spring and early summer.
Moist air arrives from Canada
Days are longer and warmer
Cool Canadian air meets warm tropical air
There are few thunderstorms
Decide which of the following statements best describes a hurricane.
a storm that usually lasts only a few minutes
a rotating tropical storm with winds of 120 km/h
a funnel cloud that touches the ground
a thunderstorm formed over cold ocean water
