WorksheetsMixed Review-Weather and Motion
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which line segment represents a time interval when the object was stopped?
Segment W
Segment X
Segment Y
Segment Z
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The circle graph represents the gases of the atmosphere. What gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?
Argon
Chlorine
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Look at the diagram to the left. Which best explains what the diagram is showing?
There are fluctuations in the air pressure of the atmosphere.
There are fluctuations in the density of the atmosphere.
There are fluctuations in the temperature of the atmosphere.
There are fluctuation in the gravity of the atmosphere.
Cumulonimbus clouds often form along cold fronts. Which type of weather is most likely to occur along a cold front?
moderate temperature with mild breezes
storms with hurricane winds
rain with possible severe thunderstorms
high temperatures with low winds
What two things determine the characteristics of an air mass?
temperature and altitude
altitude and air pressure
temperature and moisture
air pressure and precipitation.
Air mass travels south from the North pole, and then eastward across the United States. Which weather pattern can be expected?
Cold and dry
Warm and dry
Cool and Wet
Warm and Wet
Which describes the air motion in a low-pressure system?
Air moves inward around the center and then moves upward.
Air moves around and outward from the center and then moves upward.
Air moves inward around the center and then sinks.
Air moves around and outward from the center and then sinks.
How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?
Tornadoes never form where there is rain, while hurricanes always form with the rain.
Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure.
Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere.
Tornadoes generally form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water
Hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean lasts from June to November. Which factor makes an Atlantic hurricane less likely to form during the month of March?
Weak trade winds
Cool ocean waters
Low humidity rates
Strong wind sheers
Which of the following would be a good way to help decrease the amount of pollution released as smog?
Recycle trash
Carpool or ride a bike
Re-using bags
Turning off the lights
A student standing outside does not feel Earth moving in space. What is the reference point that shows Earth is moving?
Wind
the Sun
the student
a moving car
Which best explains the difference between speed and velocity?
Velocity requires direction, and speed does not.
Speed requires momentum, and velocity does not.
Velocity refers to living motion, and speed refers to nonliving motion.
Speed deals with upward motion, and velocity deals with forward motion.
Two men are pushing a cart in opposite directions. If both men continue to pull with the same force, what will MOST likely happen?
One man will push the cart towards the other.
The cart will move one direction.
The cart will stay still.
The wheels will break.
Which is MOST likely needed when describing the change in position of an object?
initial speed
direction change
reference point
constant rate
If each horse is moving with exactly the same force, which direction will the rock move?
north
south
east
west
On a graph showing distance versus time, which type of line indicates no motion?
vertical line
diagonal line
horizontal line
upward-curving line
Alexa is taking an all-day ride on her bicycle. The graph shows how far she is from home at different times during her ride. During which time period is Alexa moving fastest?
0–1 hours
3–4 hours
4–5 hours
6–7 hours
What best describes the motion of the boat that is graphed below?
Accelerating
Decelerating
Constant speed
Not moving
Stephanie rode to the local farmer’s market with her grandmother. The graph below illustrates their trip.
Which line segment represents the time the car was parked at the farmer’s market?
Segment A
Segment B
Segment C
Segment D
The distance vs. time graph below shows data collected as a remote controlled car moved across a level parking lot. According to the graph, which of the following conclusions about the car's motion is supported?
the car is accelerating
the car is stopping and starting
the car is traveling at a constant velocity
the car is moving through an obstacle course
Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?
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B
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The graph represents the motion of a car moving linearly. When is the car moving backwards?
0 s to 10 s
20 s to 40 s
40 s to 50 s
50 s to 60 s
Which forms of energy increase as a rocket launches?
chemical potential and gravitational potential energy
gravitational potential and kinetic energy
kinetic and thermal energy
electrical and kinetic energy
What will happen to the gravitational potential energy of a rock as it moves down a hill during a landslide?
It will decrease
It will increase.
It will not change.
It will be converted to kinetic energy.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you go from the base to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place?
potential energy is changed to kinetic energy
kinetic energy is changed to potential energy
chemical energy is changed into heat energy
heat energy is changed into chemical energy
A pendulum swings as shown in the diagram. At which position is the kinetic energy of the pendulum bob least?
Start
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At what point in a roller coaster path will a car have the most kinetic energy?
At the top of the hill
At the bottom of the big curve
As you go down the big hill
As you go up the hill.
Each picture shows a light bulb connected to a battery. Which bulb will light?
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B
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Two circuits are shown below. The light bulb of Circuit 1 does not glow. The light bulb of Circuit 2 glows. Which statement best explains why the light bulb of Circuit 1 does not glow?
Circuit 1 is an open circuit.
Circuit 1 is a closed circuit.
The positive terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the battery.
The negative terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the battery.
The picture below shows a seesaw. A seesaw on a playground is an example of what type of simple machine?
lever
screw
wedge
wheel and axle
The picture shows a ladder leaning against a wall. A person climbing this ladder is using the ladder as
a lever.
a wedge.
a simple gear.
an inclined plane.
When would a ramp be most useful?
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B
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What best explains why meteorologist make mistakes in weather forecasts?
They don’t know what they are doing.
They don’t.
Weather is consistent.
Weather changes due to the conditions of the atmosphere.
A weather balloon is about 2 meters wide when it is near the ground. It grows to about 6 meters wide at higher altitudes. Which change most likely makes the balloon become wider at higher altitudes?
More gases enter the balloon.
The gas inside the balloon gets much hotter.
The air pressure surrounding the balloon decreases.
Sunlight breaks down the material of the balloon.
Which type of weather would be predicted with this type of cloud pictured to the right?
Many days of rain or snow
Fair weather and sunny skies
Warmer air and clearing skies
Heavy rain showers or thunderstorms
The picture shows four types of clouds. At which location is rainfall most likely to occur?
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The diagram shows a weather map. According to this map, a cold front is moving through which state?
New Mexico
Illinois
Oregon
Nevada
Look at the weather map.
In which location, on the map, are thunderstorms most likely to occur within the next 24 hours (tomorrow)?
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When air is heated, it will most likely
expand and fall.
expand and rise.
condense and fall.
condense and rise.
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When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push and neither can move, that describes a ______.
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
Occluded front
Which of the following causes the winds?
Insulation
conduction
radiation
convection.
What best describes the conditions that start most storms?
High pressure
cold front
warm front
low pressure
These winds form as cold air at the poles sinks and begins to move towards the equator.
Polar Easterlies
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Doldrums
Which location is where winds help move materials that are shipped by large boats?
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2
3
none of these
What best describes how the winds blow in location 1?
They start in the east and blow west.
They start in the west and blow east.
They start in the north and blow south.
They start in the south and blow north.
What force is the plane having to counteract as it flies?
Gravity
Friction
Air resistance
Answers A and C
A pilot and an air traffic controller (located on the ground) are viewing a plane landing. The controller is going helping the pilot land and needs to tell him WHICH runway to land in.
What should be used as a reference point?
Another plane moving down the runway
A fire truck moving down by the hanger
The building where the planes park.
None of these.
The Coriolis Force is a result of Earth's
rotation
revolution
axis tilt of 23.5 degrees
Gravity
