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WorksheetsWeather 6th grade (Watson Jackson F)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a cold front?
When cold air pushes warm air up
When warm air creeps over cold air
When two cold air masses push up a warm air mass
When two front meet but neither have enough energy to move the other
What weather is most likely to happen during a front where neither air mass can move the other air mass
Heavy rain over a long period of time
Heavy rain over a short period of time
Light rain over a long period of time
Light rain over a short period of time
Which symbol shows the front that would cause heavy rain and the formation of cumulonimbus clouds
Trick question fronts don't exist
What types of clouds signal fair weather and are highest
Nimbus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What clouds have little definition and usually signal light rain over a long period of time
Nimbus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What weather instrument is used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
Thermometer
Ceiliometer
Rain gauge
What tool is used to measure cloud height
Wind vane
Ceilometer
Anemometer
Barometer
What tools are used to measure relative humidity
Hygrometer
Barometer
Sling Psychrometer
Wind vane
What tool is used to measure rainfall
Ceilometer
Anemometer
Wind vane
Rain gauge
What imaginary lines signal areas of equal temperature
Isotachs
Isotherms
Isobars
Iso tired of these questions
What layer does weather occur in
The Troposphere
The Stratosphere
The Mesosphere
The Thermosphere
What is the study of weather over a long period of time called
Metorology
Climatology
Biology
Ceilology
What is the study of the current weather called
Meteorology
Climatology
Biology
Ceilology
What is the most prominent green house gas
Oxygen
CO2
CFCs
Argon
What direction do low pressure systems move in
Counter clockwise and inwards
Clockwise and out wards
What direction do High pressure systems move in
Clockwise and inwards
Counter clockwise and inwards
Clockwise and outwards
Counter clockwise and outwards
What are air masses over land called
Continental air masses
Maritime air masses
Ground air masses
Sea air masses
What are air masses over oceans called
Humid air masses
Wet air masses
Maritime airmasses
Sea air masses
What are isobars
Imaginary lines that signal areas of equal tempurature
Imaginary lines that signal areas of equal humidity
Imaginary lines that signal areas of equal pressure
Imaginary lines that signal areas of equal wind speed
What kind of clouds are these
Nimbostratus
Altocirrus
Altocumulus
Cirrus
What is the cause of wind
Trees and other plants producing oxygen
Gravity pulling air off geographic features
Waves on the ocean
Unequal heating of the earth
What are imaginary lines that signal areas of equal wind speed called
Isobars
Isotachs
Isotherms
Isoceilos
What types of weather do low pressure system signal
Bad
Good
What weather do high pressure systems signal
Good
Bad
What global wind pattern affects South Carolina
Trade winds
Westerlies
Prevailing westerlies
Doldrums
