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WorksheetsWeather - Underlying Concepts
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
2.
Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
3.
Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
4.
Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow. It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
5.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward. It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
6.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
7.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
8.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
9.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
10.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
11.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
12.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
13.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
14.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
15.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
16.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
17.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the temperature drops as the warm air mass is cut off from the ground and pushed upward. It can bring strong winds and heavy precipitation.
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
18.
What front symbol is shown?
a)
Occluded
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Cold
19.
The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with semi-circles on it
c)
a line with squares on it
d)
a line with circles on it
20.
When a cold front is approaching, what happens?
a)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
b)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
c)
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
d)
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
21.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
22.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
23.
What type of weather would you expect to see after a cold front has passed through an area?
a)
cool and clear skies
b)
warm and humid
c)
thunderstorms
d)
foggy
24.
What type of weather would you expect to see after a warm front has passed through an area?
a)
cool and clear skies
b)
warm and humid
c)
thunderstorms
d)
foggy
25.
cold air mass moves in to replace a warm air mass
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
warm air mass moves in to replace a cold air mass
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
What is the relationship between Altitude and pressure
a)
As Altitude increases pressure decreases
b)
As pressure increases Altitude decreases
c)
As pressure decreases so does altitude
d)
Pressure is constant
28.
How is the atmospheric pressure different in Goffstown, NH and Fort Collins, CO?
a)
Pressure is higher in Goffstown
b)
The pressure is lower in Goffstown
c)
Pressure is higher in Fort Collins
d)
The pressure is the same in both locations
29.
How does a hyperbaric chamber work
a)
Air is pumped in to simulate a decrease in altitude
b)
Air is pumped in to simulate an increase in altitude
c)
Air is pumped out to simulate an increase in altitude
d)
Air is pumped out to simulate a decrease in altitude
30.
What happens to the density of the air as altitude increases
a)
It increases
b)
It decreses
c)
It stays the same
d)
It goes up and down
31.
Why is it harder to breath at altitude?
a)
The air is more dense
b)
The air molecules are more spread out so you breath in less oxygen with every breath
c)
The air pressure is higher
d)
There is no oxygen in the air
32.
Weather balloons pop when
a)
The atmospheric pressure becomes lower than the pressure in the balloon
b)
The atmospheric pressure becomes higher than the pressure in the balloon
c)
There is no air left
d)
When the air becomes more dense then the air in the balloon
33.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
34.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
35.
The energy from the sun is transmitted through movement of electromagnetic waves by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
contraction
d)
radiation
36.
The transmission of energy by two objects touching is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
contraction
d)
radiation
37.
The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is
a)
the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
b)
the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
c)
the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
38.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
39.
In convection, COOL air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
40.
In convection, WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
41.
What is one role of the ocean in convection?
a)
to provide a home for animals
b)
to absorb & release heat
c)
To surf on
d)
To drink from
42.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
43.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
44.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
45.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
46.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
47.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
48.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
49.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
50.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
51.
What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
a)
continental deflection
b)
the rotation of the Earth
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
unequal heating of the Earth by the sun
52.
The Coriolis effect causes ___________.
a)
the Earth to rotate on its axis
b)
continental deflection
c)
global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
d)
global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.
53.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
54.
Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
55.
How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?
a)
Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
b)
Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
c)
Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
d)
Air always moves from east to west.
56.
Which statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?
a)
less dense and less pressure than warm air
b)
more dense and more pressure than warm air
c)
more dense and less pressure than warm air
d)
less dense and more pressure than warm air
57.
Near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.
a)
westerlies
b)
jet stream
c)
trade winds
d)
local winds
58.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
59.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
from east to west
b)
from west to east
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
60.
Which global winds are found at the poles?
a)
Polar Westerlies
b)
Prevailing Easterlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Trade Winds
61.
Which global winds directly effect weather in the U.S.?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Doldrums
62.
The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:
a)
subtropical westerlies
b)
polar westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
polar winds
63.
Warm, rising air at the Equator forms a calm, weak wind called the:
a)
Doldrums
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Westerlies
64.
Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Doldrums
c)
Horse Latitudes
d)
Westerlies
65.
You are ahead of a cold front. What would be the forecasted change in wind direction for your location ahead of the cold front? The front is moving left to right.
a)
N to S
b)
E to W
c)
SW to NW
d)
NE to SW
66.
You are ahead of a cold front. What would be the forecasted change in temperature for your location ahead of the cold front? The front is moving left to right.
a)
Warmer to cooler
b)
cooler to warmer
67.
You are ahead of a cold front. What would be the forecasted change in clouds for your location ahead of the cold front? The front is moving left to right.
a)
Few clouds to clouds
b)
Clouds to few clouds
68.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
69.
A warm front is moving north through North Carolina. What weather would be the forecast for the eastern half of North Carolina once the warm front passes?
a)
Warmer with few to no clouds and a SW wind
b)
Warmer with clouds, precipitation likely and a NW wind
c)
Cooler, no clouds and a NW wind
d)
Cold, clouds, precipitation and a SW wind
70.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
71.
Which city can expect to see an decrease in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
72.
Which city can expect to see a NW wind over the next 24 hours?
a)
Dallas, Texas
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
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