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WorksheetsPASS Review Weather, Atmosphere 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
2.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
3.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
4.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
5.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
6.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
7.
In which layer of the atmosphere is the majority of water vapor found?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
8.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
9.
What is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water Vapor
10.
Clouds are formed when millions of drops of water become suspended in the air. Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?
a)
Condensation of Water Vapor
b)
Expansion of Cold Air
c)
Breakdown of Atmospheric Ozone
d)
Formation of Carbon Dioxide
11.
What is the most likely forecast of any area experiencing high barometric pressure?
a)
Stormy
b)
Windy
c)
Rainy
d)
Sunny
12.
Humidity is the
a)
amount of water vapor in the air.
b)
amount of wind in the air.
c)
amount of precipitation in the air.
d)
amount of Pressure in the air.
13.
Most of the U.S.A weather storms come from the
a)
east and travel to the west.
b)
west and travel to the east.
c)
north and travel to the south.
d)
south and travel to the north.
14.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
15.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
16.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather.
b)
temperature and density.
c)
land and sea.
d)
equator and poles.
17.
What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
a)
Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun.
b)
The rotation of the Earth
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
continental deflection
18.
Where does the intial source of energy come from that creates winds and thus surface currents?
a)
The moon
b)
The sun
c)
The wind
d)
The rotation of the Earth
19.
Earth rotates. How does this motion affect global winds?
a)
it causes the winds to curve
b)
it causes the winds to blow
c)
it causes the winds to move straight from the equator to the poles
d)
it causes the winds to move straight from the poles to the equator
20.
What causes a sea breeze?
a)
even heating and cooling of land and sea
b)
uneven heating and cooling of land and sea
c)
rain falling over land and sea
d)
snow falling over land and sea
21.
Clouds that are flat and layered are known as...
a)
Stratus Clouds
b)
Cumulus Clouds
c)
Cumulonimbus Clouds
d)
Cirrus Clouds
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