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Unit 3 Science Vocab Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
2.
Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
3.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
4.

Force that air puts on a location

a)

air pressure

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

precipitation

5.

A layer of gases surrounding a planet

a)

air pressure

b)

atmosphere

c)

groundwater

d)

pollute

6.

A gas that is exhaled by human beings and inhaled by plants

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

global wind

7.

a large-scale and long term change that happens to Earth's weather

a)

climate change

b)

emissions

c)

evaporation

d)

water vapor

8.

pollution that is put into the atmosphere

a)

emissions

b)

groundwater

c)

meterology

d)

air pressure

9.

a step in the water cycle in which water changes from a liquid to a gas

a)

evaporation

b)

emissions

c)

water cycle

d)

greenhouse effect

10.

The slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to the climate changing

a)

global warming

b)

climate

c)

atmosphere

d)

water vapor

11.

the atmospheric movement of air around Earth that occurs in predictable patterns

a)

global wind

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

ocean current

d)

pollute

12.

Gases that are really good at absorbing heat; gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane.

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

emissions

d)

atmosphere

13.

The atmosphere warms because of gases that are really good at trapping heat.

a)

greenhouse effect

b)

atmosphere

c)

meterology

d)

ocean current

14.

water that is stored beneath Earth's surface

a)

groundwater

b)

water cycle

c)

precipitation

d)

emissions

15.

the study of weather

a)

meteorology

b)

air pressure

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

climate

16.

A large movement of ocean water that moves in a particular direction

a)

ocean current

b)

atmosphere

c)

water cycle

d)

global wind

17.

putting harmful materials into the environment

a)

pollute

b)

precipitation

c)

water vapor

d)

front

18.

water that comes from the sky in various forms; rain, snow, sleet, etc.

a)

precipitation

b)

emissions

c)

global warming

d)

climate

19.

constant movement of water around Earth

a)

water cycle

b)

meteorology

c)

ocean current

d)

water vapor

20.

water in the gas form

a)

water vapor

b)

water cycle

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

21.

Boundary between two air masses (where two air masses meet)

a)

Relative Humidity

b)

Front

c)

Warm Front

d)

Isobar

22.
The way the air is at a certain time and place
a)
atmosphere
b)
air mass
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
23.
The layers of air that surround the Earth, where weather happens
a)
air mass
b)
atmosphere
c)
air pressure
d)
temperature
24.
The weight of air pressing down on Earth
a)
atmosphere
b)
air mass
c)
barometer
d)
air pressure
25.
Water that falls to the Earth as snow, rain, sleet, or hail
a)
precipitation
b)
humidity
c)
temperature
d)
cloud cover
26.
State of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
cold front
d)
low pressure system
27.
Average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
tropics
d)
temperate zone
28.
the cycle of water in which water moves between being water vapor to liquid water and back to water vapor. Water travels from land to sky and back to land
a)
stratus
b)
water cycle
c)
ecosystem
d)
nimbo
29.
the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, and oceans and turns it into vapor or steam.  The water vapor, or steam, rises and goes into the air
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
hater-ation
30.

Winds that form between the poles and the equator.

a)

westerlies

b)

easterlies

c)

global winds

d)

doldrums

31.
What is Greenhouse Effect?
a)
Short term climate event bringing cooler drier weather to southern US and mid-Atlantic area
b)
Process where ocean waters circulate due to density differences cause arctic surface waters to sink and deep warmer water to rise.
c)
Process by which greenhouse gases trap solar energy and warm the surface of the earth
32.

What is global warming?

a)

Rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans

b)

Rise in temperature of areas near equator only

c)

Rise in temperature of areas near poles only

d)

None of the above

33.

What is climate change?

a)

Short term change in weather patterns

b)

Change in weather patterns over one year

c)

Significant and lasting change in weather patterns

34.

Which of these are major greenhouse gases

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Methane

d)

Water vapor

35.

This image is an example of...

a)

pollution

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

precipitation

d)

meteorology

36.

This image is an example of...

a)

water cycle

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

climate change

d)

meteorology

37.

The arrows pointing up in this image are showing the process of...

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

global warming

d)

meteorology

38.

This image shows an example of...

a)

groundwater

b)

precipitation

c)

global warming

d)

meteorology

39.

This image shows an example of...

a)

greenhouse effect

b)

precipitation

c)

air pressure

d)

ocean current

40.

This image shows an example of...

a)

a front

b)

climate change

c)

atmosphere

d)

ocean current

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