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WorksheetsEarth Science Unit 2 THE BIG REVIEW
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
What would a balloon look like if it had high pressure inside?
Fully inflated
Halfway inflated
Not inflated
None of these
At low temperatures, pressure is...
high
low
both of these
neither of these
As altitude increases what happens to air pressure?
It increases
It decreases
In this atmospheric layer, there is no weather to mess with the smoothness of flights but there is ozone that helps protect us from UV rays.
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Winds spin in different directions above and below the equator, this is known as
Temperature Inversion
The Coriolis Effect
The ITCZ
Barometric Pressure
Which air mass can be found over the ocean close to the north pole both east and west of North America.
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
A continental air mass is located over water.
True
False
Tropical air masses are close to the north pole.
True
False
The type of front whose symbol contains blue triangles only is...
Warm
Cold
Stationary
Occluded
The type of front whose symbol contains blue triangles and red half circles facing opposite directions?
Occluded
Stationary
Warm
Cold
Low pressure weather systems are usually warm and sunny.
True
False
A warm front produces what kind of weather.
Widespread precipitation
Thunderstorms
Strong winds and rain
light rain
A cold front brings what kind of weather?
Thunderstorms
Widespread rain
Strong winds and rain
Light rain
A stationary front produces what kind of weather?
Thunderstorms
Light Rain
Widespread rain
Strong winds and rains
An occluded front produces what kind of weather?
Light rain
Widespread rain
Strong winds and rain
Thunderstorms
Which type of heat transfer occurs through touch?
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
None of these
Which type of heat transfer is transfer through waves?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
None of these
Molecules moving quickly have a low temperature.
True
False
Temperature Inversion causes
global warming
boiling ocean waters
pollution
ozone hole expansion
Dew point is when
rain happens
water vapor is released from the air
dew forms
two of these are true
Why is humidity dangerous?
It makes the air seem cooler and decreases wind chill.
It makes your body temp increase because you can't sweat.
It causes airways to constrict in asthmatics.
All of these are true
Which of the following is true about the mesosphere?
It is where meteors burn up.
It contains ozone.
It is where satellites are found.
None of these
Which layers of the atmosphere experiences an increase of temperature as altitude increases above the ozone layer?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Lithosphere
Clouds can both heat up and cool down earth.
True
False
Whats going on at absolute zero?
Absolutely nothing
Molecules move really fast
Molecules move really slow
None of these
What is wind?
Air movement from h to l areas of humidity.
Air movement from l to h areas of humidity.
Air movement from h to l areas of pressure.
Air movement from l to h areas of pressure.
Climate is the daily atmosphere conditions in an area.
True
False
Solar intensity is higher the more direct (larger) the angle.
True
False
Solar intensity is higher at the equator.
True
False
The whole overall process of weather is driven by...
Water
Air
Sunlight
All of these
Which the wind regions has winds that move from east to west.
Polar Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Prevailing Westerlies
Prevailing Easterlies
Only light wind occurs here.
Doldrums
Trade Winds
ITCZ
Horse Latitudes
Storms are the result of ...
Cold fronts and low pressure systems
Occluded fronts and low pressure systems
Neither of these
Both of these
Fronts usually result in no precipitation.
True
False
This is the symbol for..
A warm front
A cold front
An occluded front
A stationary front
At this location...
There is 50% cloud cover.
It is 80 degrees.
The Dew Point is 76
All of these are true
At this location...
The wind speed is 20 knots.
It is 76 degrees outside.
The barometric pressure is 80.
The dew point is 129.
The wind is moving in what direction
SE
NW
NE
SW
Thunderstorms don't require any moisture to form.
True
False
The energy that is generated from fast moving air in clouds results in
Thunder
Lightning
Fog
All of these
Which of the following is NOT true about a hurricane?
It loses energy over warm water.
Their intensity is measured by the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Their spin is due to the Coriolis Effect.
Category 5 hurricanes are catastrophic.
