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Earth's Systems and Patterns

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the blanket of air and dust particles that surrounds Earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

2.
The state of atmosphere at a certain time and place. 
a)
temperature
b)
weather
c)
precipitation 
d)
humidity 
3.
A measure of how hot or cold something is 
a)
humidity
b)
weather
c)
precipitation 
d)
temperature 
4.

A tool that detects the direction in which the way wind is blowing

a)

barometer

b)

rain guage

c)

wind vane

d)

thermometer

5.

A tool that measures air pressure

a)

wind vane

b)

rain guage

c)

barometer

d)

thermometer

6.

this tool measures air temperature

a)

thermometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

barometer

d)

rain gauge

7.
An area experiencing high air pressure will have...
a)
heavy snow storms, and clouds
b)
thunderstorms and high winds
c)
sunny, fair weather
d)
cloudy, rainy weather 
8.

this tool measures wind speed

a)

baromter

b)

thermometer

c)

hygometer

d)

anemometer

9.

this tool measures liquid precipitation

a)

rain gauge

b)

wind vane

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

10.
A hurricane is a ____________ air pressure system
a)
very calm
b)
average
c)
very low
d)
very high 
11.

A climate zone that is found at Earth's North and South Poles (freezing, very little precipitation) (( no active water cycle))

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Wetland

12.

Climate zone in between the tropical and polar zones( cold winters, warm summers, experience all 4 seasons)

a)

temperate

b)

polar

c)

tropical

d)

desert

13.

Climate zones found near the equator, where heat from the sun is mostly concentrated (warm, hot, humid, wet)

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Wetland

14.

Frozen land (cold, snow covered in winter, flowers in summer, treeless region)

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

wetland

d)

rain forest

15.
The amount of water vapor in the air 
a)
humidity 
b)
weather
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation 
16.
Any form of water that falls from the sky 
a)
humidity 
b)
air pressure 
c)
precipitation 
d)
wind 
17.
Type of precipitation that forms in drops, and fall from warmer parts of the sky as a liquid. 
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail 
18.
Type of precipitation that forms as balls or chunks of ice. Thunderstorms often produce this type. They start as pellets of ice, and move up and down in the atmosphere become coming down. 
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail 
19.
Type of precipitation that is partly frozen rain.
a)
sleet
b)
rain
c)
snow
d)
hail 
20.
Type of precipitation that falls as tiny ice crystals. 
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
hail
d)
sleet
21.
moving air
a)
wind
b)
air pressure
c)
humidity 
d)
precipitation 
22.
a dry place that receives less than 10 inches of rain each year
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
wetland
d)
rain forest
23.

A low area that has water on or close to its surface for at least part of the year ( hot, high humidity, covered in water)

a)

desert

b)

wetland/swamp

c)

tundra

d)

rain forest

24.

Forests found in areas that get more than 100 inches of rain a year (very wet, humid, warm temperatures)

a)

rain forest

b)

tundra

c)

wetland

d)

desert

25.

the series of steps by which water moves between Earth and the atmosphere

a)

water cycle

b)

matter

c)

atmopshere

d)

water vapor

26.

the change from liquid water into water vapor (liquid to a gas)

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

run-off

27.

the change from water vapor to liquid water ( gas to liquid)

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

run-off

28.

this tool is used to measure humidity

a)

hygrometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

wind vane

29.

A mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

a)

cloud

b)

run-off

c)

precipitation

d)

dew

30.

This occurs when a body of water, like a river, overflows into the surrounding land.

a)

flood

b)

strom surge

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

31.

This is a heavy rainstorm that includes lightning and thunder.

a)

flood

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado

32.

A huge rainstorm that forms over oceans and bring very high winds.

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

tornado

d)

storm surge

33.

High water along a shoreline pushed by winds during a hurricane or other large storm

a)

tornado

b)

flood

c)

storm surge

d)

thunderstorm

34.

Violent, spinning wind that looks like a dark, funnel-shaped cloud.

a)

blizzard

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

flood

35.

A sever snowstorm that lasts long and has high winds.

a)

blizzard

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

d)

tornado