WorksheetsBMA2 Review second quiz
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Weather ≡
a)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time
b)
The state of the hydrosphere at a particular time
c)
The average of the weather over decades and centuries
d)
The state of the winds and rains at a particular time
2.
Photon ≡
a)
The name we give an individual wave. It can have any level of energy from very low (radio waves) to normal light (ROYGBV) to high energy (X rays and gamma rays).
b)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
c)
The transfer of heat between two parts that are in contact. Conduction is caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
3.
Convection ≡
a)
the transfer of heat by the circulation (or movement) of the heated parts of a fluid (liquid or gas).
b)
The transfer of heat between two parts that are in contact. Conduction is caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
c)
The transfer of heat from one object to another due to photons being sent (emitted) from one object and delivered (absorbed) to the other object.
d)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
4.
Convection ≡
a)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
b)
The transfer of heat between two parts that are in contact. Conduction is caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
c)
The transfer of heat from one object to another due to photons being sent (emitted) from one object and delivered (absorbed) to the other object.
d)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
5.
Conduction ≡
a)
The transfer of heat between two parts that are in contact. Conduction is caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
b)
The transfer of heat from one object to another due to photons being sent (emitted) from one object and delivered (absorbed) to the other object.
c)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
d)
the transfer of heat by the circulation (or movement) of the heated parts of a fluid (liquid or gas).
6.
Radiation ≡
a)
The transfer of heat from one object to another due to photons being sent (emitted) from one object and delivered (absorbed) to the other object.
b)
The transfer of heat between two parts that are in contact. Conduction is caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
c)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
d)
the transfer of heat by the circulation (or movement) of the heated parts of a fluid (liquid or gas).
7.
Temperature ≡
a)
a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object with reference to some specific scale.
b)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
c)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
d)
The name we give an individual wave. It can have any level of energy from very low (radio waves) to normal light (ROYGBV) to high energy (X rays and gamma rays).
8.
What does LOWERN stand for
a)
Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near water
b)
Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near forests
c)
Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevatin Relief Near mountains
d)
Latitude Ocean currents Winds Elevation Relief Near glaciers
9.
Of the six factors, which has the biggest effect on climate?
a)
Relief
b)
Ocean currents
c)
Near water
d)
Elevation
e)
Lattitude
10.
How does Latitude affect climate for a given area? The closer you are to the
a)
equator, the warmer your climate is.
b)
equator, the cooler your climate is.
c)
north pole, the warmer your climate is
d)
summer months, the warmer your climate is
11.
How do Ocean currents affect the climate for a given area?
a)
Warm Ocean currents warm the climate of land next to them
b)
Warm Ocean currents warm the climate of land far away
c)
Trick question! Warm Ocean currents do NOT affect anything.
d)
Warm Ocean currents mix with cold ocean currents: no effect
12.
How do Winds affect the climate of a given area of land?
a)
Winds bring weather from afar. Maybe different than normal
b)
Winds bring the same weather it would have had anyways.
c)
Winds don't change the weather, they are the weather.
d)
Winds don't affect the weather. Weather affects the winds.
13.
How does Elevation affect the climate of the land?
a)
The higher the elevation, the cooler the climate.
b)
The higher the elevation, the warmer the climate.
c)
The lower the elevation, the cooler the climate
d)
Elevation doesn't affect climate.
14.
Relief is the shape of the land: it shows the location of the hills, mountains, canyons etc.
a)
Relief affects where the winds blow and how weather moves
b)
Relief doesn't affect climate. The weather does whatever.
c)
Relief affects climate, but only over the oceans.
d)
Relief used to affect climate, but not since Global Warming
15.
Being Near water makes the climate over nearby land ________
a)
more moderate- cooler summers warmer winters.
b)
more extreme- hotter summers and colder winters.
c)
more likely to rain all the time
d)
more cold- cooler summers and colder winters
16.
Elevation is distance above ________. Altitude is distance above __________.
a)
sea level. The ground under you.
b)
The ground under you. Sea level.
c)
Trick question: they are both the same thing.
d)
This is not the answer you are looking for.
17.
Winds that blow in from the ocean
a)
have lots of moisture and make a lot of precipitation
b)
have lots of salt from the ocean that damages cars
c)
have lots of seagulls and they get lost over land
d)
have lots of flying fish and that's how we get fish & chips
18.
Evaporation ≡
a)
to change from a liquid state into vapor.
b)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
c)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
d)
The name we give an individual wave. It can have any level of energy from very low (radio waves) to normal light (ROYGBV) to high energy (X rays and gamma rays).
19.
Condensation ≡
a)
to change from a vapor into a liquid state.
b)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
c)
to change from a liquid state into vapor.
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
20.
Condensation ≡
a)
The water that comes out of the air warms the object it is condensing on.
b)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
c)
to change from a liquid state into vapor.
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
21.
Precipitation ≡
a)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
b)
A measure of the average motion of the atoms and molecules in an object.
c)
to change from a liquid state into vapor.
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
22.
Relative Humidity ≡
a)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
b)
For a given temperature and relative humidity, how low do you have to lower the temperature to get the water in the air to start to condense out of the air?
c)
The name we give an individual wave. It can have any level of energy from very low (radio waves) to normal light (ROYGBV) to high energy (X rays and gamma rays).
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
23.
Dewpoint≡
a)
For a given temperature and relative humidity, how low do you have to lower the temperature to get the water in the air to start to condense out of the air?
b)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
c)
The name we give an individual wave. It can have any level of energy from very low (radio waves) to normal light (ROYGBV) to high energy (X rays and gamma rays).
d)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
24.
Coriolis Effect ≡
a)
the apparent deflection of an object in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth. It is actually caused by the rotation of the earth. It appears as a deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and a deflection to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
b)
Water that condenses out of the atmosphere and then falls from the sky. It can fall as a liquid (water), solid (hail or snow), or a mixture of the two (sleet).
c)
the up and down movement of air/the atmosphere due to heating small parts of the air.
d)
the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that specific temperature.
25.
tornado ≡
a)
a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
b)
The best foosball table money can buy
c)
The guy with the red cape who gets the bull to lunge at him.
d)
What you get if you tell your mom she looks like your grandma.
26.
Where is Tornado Alley?
a)
Oklahoma. Plus Kansas and Texas.
b)
Pennsylvania. Plus Ohio and West Virginia.
c)
Arizona. Plus New Mexico and Nevada.
d)
California. Plus Washington and Oregon.
27.
How long does an average tornado last?
a)
5 minutes
b)
5 seconds
c)
50 minutes
d)
5 hours
28.
What is the minimum water temperature needed for hurricanes to form?
a)
79'F
b)
69'F
c)
59'F
d)
89'F
29.
What are two other names for hurricanes?
a)
Cyclone. Typhoon.
b)
Typhoon. Tornado.
c)
Cyclone. Polar Cyclone.
d)
Tphyoon. Typhoid.
30.
How many Hurricane categories are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
4
31.
How fast are the winds in a hurricane?
a)
over 74 MPH
b)
over 64 MPH
c)
Over 54 MPH
d)
Over 44 MPH
e)
Over 84 MPH
32.
What causes most of the deaths (over 90%) in a hurricane?
a)
Storm surge, which causes the ocean levels to rise.
b)
Rainfall, which causes flooding.
c)
Wind damage, which tears roofs off of houses
d)
Lightning, which kills people and starts fires.
33.
Air mass ≡
a)
A large body of the stratosphere with similar temperature and humidity
b)
A large body of air with similar temperature and humidity
c)
A large body of mass with similar temperature and humidity
d)
A large body of clouds with similar temperature and humidity
34.
Front ≡
a)
The opposite of back
b)
The boundary that forms when two air masses with any temperatures meet
c)
the boundary that forms when two air masses with different temperatures meet
d)
The boundary that forms when two air masses with different types of precipitation meet
35.
Cold Front ≡
a)
forms when a cold air mass moves in and lifts up a warm air mass
b)
Forms when a cool air mass combines with a cool air mass to make a cold front
c)
forms when a warm air mass moves in and pushes out a cold air mass.
d)
Forms when a warm air mass combines with a warm air mass to make a warm front.
36.
Warm Front ≡
a)
forms when a cold air mass moves in and lifts up a warm air mass
b)
Forms when a cool air mass combines with a cool air mass to make a cold front
c)
forms when a warm air mass moves in and pushes out a cold air mass.
d)
Forms when a warm air mass combines with a warm air mass to make a warm front.
37.
Isotherms are lines on a weather map that show
a)
a line where the pressure is the same all along that line
b)
a line where the weather is the same all along that line
c)
a line where the temperature is the same all along that line.
d)
a line where the wind is the same all along that line
38.
Isobars are lines on a weather map that show
a)
a line where the pressure is the same all along that line
b)
a line where the weather is the same all along that line
c)
a line where the temperature is the same all along that line.
d)
a line where the wind is the same all along that line
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