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WorksheetsESII - SPRING FINAL PRACTICE - 2018
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets can form is _____________________.
a)
an atomic nucleus
b)
a molecular nucleus
c)
a condensation nucleus
d)
a vaporization nucleus
2.
Hydrophobic nuclei
a)
oil
b)
salt
c)
crackers
d)
salt
3.
Cloud droplets form at less than 100% humidity.
a)
hydrophobic
b)
hygroscopic
4.
High, white, and thin clouds.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
nimbus
5.
Globular, fluffy clouds, usually exhibiting a flat base.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
nimbus
6.
Best described as layers covering much of the sky.
a)
cirrus
b)
stratus
c)
cumulus
d)
nimbus
7.
Clouds of vertical development extend upward to span more than one height range.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A cloud on the Earth’s surface is known as ______________________.
a)
ground cloud
b)
rain
c)
fog
d)
snow
9.
The collision-coalescence process is how precipitation forms in _______________ clouds.
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
large
d)
small
10.
If the up-and-down motion in a cloud is especially strong ____________________ can form.
a)
rain
b)
sleet
c)
hail
d)
drizzle
11.
Which of these is largest?
a)
hydrogen atom
b)
water molecule
c)
drizzle
d)
mist
12.
Rain that evaporates above ground.
a)
steam fog
b)
virga
c)
hail
d)
sleet
13.
Rain drops that freeze while falling.
a)
snow
b)
sleet
c)
hail
d)
freezing rain
14.
Rain drops that hit a surface and freeze immediately.
a)
sleet
b)
hail
c)
freezing rain
d)
rime
15.
Which of these would be used to measure precipitation?
a)
rain gauge
b)
rain scale
c)
rain meter
d)
rainometer
16.
Weather radar uses ___________________ waves to measure precipitation.
a)
radio
b)
infrared
c)
gamma
d)
ultraviolet
17.
Which of these is NOT used to warm crops?
a)
wind machines
b)
water sprinklers
c)
heaters
d)
reflective tape
18.
Wind is the result of differences in ___________________________.
a)
temperature
b)
pressure
c)
beliefs
d)
elevation
19.
Air flows from areas of ____________ pressure to areas of ______________ pressure.
a)
higher/lower
b)
lower/higher
20.
Air pressure at sea level is about _________ kg/cm2.
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
21.
Millibars is used to measure ______________________.
a)
temperature
b)
wind speed
c)
pressure
d)
humidity
22.
Which of these is used to measure pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
none of these
23.
Aneroid means _____________________.
a)
with liquid
b)
without liquid
c)
with pressure
d)
without pressure
24.
Which type of pressure change is likely to occur before rain?
a)
rising
b)
falling
25.
Scuba divers experience _____________ in water pressure as they dive deeper.
a)
an increase
b)
a decrease
c)
no change
26.
We experience __________________ in air pressure as we ascend into the atmosphere
a)
an increase
b)
a decrease
c)
no change
27.
If isobars are close together a steep gradient and _______________ winds result.
a)
high
b)
low
28.
Midlatitude cyclones are _______________ pressure systems.
a)
high
b)
low
29.
High-pressure systems are called ______________________________.
a)
anticyclones
b)
midlatitude cyclones
c)
cyclones
d)
none of these
30.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis force causes a deviation to the _______________.
a)
right
b)
left
31.
Wind direction is always measured from the direction it is ____________________.
a)
coming from
b)
going towards
32.
What is this?
a)
wind vane
b)
cup anemometer
c)
aerovane
d)
barometer
33.
What is this?
a)
wind vane
b)
cup anemometer
c)
aerovane
d)
barometer
34.
What is this?
a)
wind vane
b)
cup anemometer
c)
aerovane
d)
barometer
35.
What is this?
a)
wind vane
b)
cup anemometer
c)
aerovane
d)
barometer
36.
Cyclone refers to the circulation around a _______________-pressure center.
a)
high
b)
low
37.
Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all names for the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which of these is larger?
a)
tornados
b)
hurricanes
39.
Which of these is not produced by a severe thunderstorm?
a)
high winds
b)
hail
c)
floods
d)
tsunami
40.
mT air masses are relatively __________________.
a)
warm and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and humid
41.
The Thunderstorm Project took place in the _________________.
a)
1940s
b)
1950s
c)
1960s
d)
1970s
42.
The Thunderstorm Project developed a _________________ stage model of thunderstorms.
a)
three
b)
four
c)
five
d)
six
43.
What is the first stage of a thunderstorm?
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
none of these
44.
The mature stage is the calmest stage of a thunderstorm.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Squall lines are narrow bands of ________________________.
a)
thunderstorms
b)
droughts
c)
heat waves
d)
high pressure
46.
The spinning of Earth on its axis.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
47.
Earth's movement around the Sun.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
48.
When the Earth is closest to the Sun.
a)
perihelion
b)
aphelion
49.
When the Earth is furthest to the Sun.
a)
aphelion
b)
perihelion
50.
What is the tilt (inclination of the axis) of Earth?
a)
23.5 degrees
b)
13.5 degrees
c)
32.5 degrees
d)
53.2 degrees
51.
When water is heated the molecules vibrate ____________________.
a)
faster
b)
slower
52.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in a substance.
a)
Temperature
b)
Air pressure
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Humidity
53.
Latent heat is the energy involved when water changes from one ________________ to another.
a)
state of matter
b)
temperature
c)
density
d)
color
54.
Objects that are poor conductors are called ____________________.
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
c)
anticonductors
d)
superconductors
55.
Cooler water is _____________ dense than warmer water.
a)
more
b)
less
56.
The only mechanism of heat transfer that can travel through the vacuum.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
57.
The fraction of radiation that is reflected by an object is called ___________________.
a)
albedo
b)
apogee
c)
reflecto
d)
shininess
58.
Fresh snow and thick clouds have ________________ albedos.
a)
high
b)
low
59.
The most spectacular sunsets occur when ___________________ quantities of fine dust or smoke particles penetrate the stratosphere.
a)
large
b)
small
60.
The glass in a greenhouse allows solar radiation to enter and traps the ______________________ wavelengths inside.
a)
longer
b)
shorter
61.
There is evidence that the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is responsible for a _______________ in global temperatures
a)
rise
b)
decrease
62.
What is this?
a)
troposphere
b)
tropopause
c)
stratosphere
d)
stratopause
63.
What is this?
a)
troposphere
b)
tropopause
c)
stratosphere
d)
stratopause
64.
What is this?
a)
troposphere
b)
tropopause
c)
stratosphere
d)
stratopause
65.
What is this?
a)
troposphere
b)
tropopause
c)
stratosphere
d)
stratopause
66.
What is this?
a)
mesosphere
b)
mesopause
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratopause
67.
What is this?
a)
mesosphere
b)
mesopause
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratopause
68.
What is this?
a)
mesosphere
b)
mesopause
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratopause
69.
Meteorology is the study of ________________________.
a)
meteors
b)
meteoroids
c)
the atmosphere
d)
none of these
70.
State of atmosphere at any given time & place
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
both of these
d)
neither of these
71.
The __________________________ consists of the solid Earth.
a)
geosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
biosphere
72.
Oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams are part of the ________________________.
a)
geosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
biosphere
73.
Includes all life on Earth.
a)
geosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
biosphere
74.
The major components of the atmosphere are ______________________________.
a)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and nitrogen
c)
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
d)
hydrogen and oxygen
75.
Where does weather occur?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
76.
Where is ozone concentrated?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
77.
Where do we find auroras?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
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