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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a thunderstorm?

a)

a very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center and wind speed reaching 120 kilometers per hour

b)

the most common severe storm, forms in cumulonimbus clouds.

c)

A violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

d)

a great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low pressure. The rise in water level along a coastline that comes with a hurricane is called a storm surge.

2.

What is a tornado?

a)

a very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center and wind speed reaching 120 kilometers per hour

b)

the most common severe storm, forms in cumulonimbus clouds.

c)

A violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

d)

a great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low pressure. The rise in water level along a coastline that comes with a hurricane is called a storm surge.

3.

What is a hurricane?

a)

a very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center and wind speed reaching 120 kilometers per hour

b)

the most common severe storm, forms in cumulonimbus clouds.

c)

A violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

d)

a great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low pressure. The rise in water level along a coastline that comes with a hurricane is called a storm surge.

4.

What is a storm surge ?

a)

a very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center and wind speed reaching 120 kilometers per hour

b)

the most common severe storm, forms in cumulonimbus clouds.

c)

A violent whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path

d)

a great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low pressure. The rise in water level along a coastline that comes with a hurricane is called a storm surge.

5.

What is climate?

a)

How hot or cold it is

b)

The temperature

c)

The average weather pattern of a region

d)

The tilt of the Earth

6.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

Gases moving from Earth to outer space

b)

A house that helps plants grow

c)

letting sunlight escape into space

d)

This keeps earth warm enough for people to live on

7.

What type of instruments do scientist use to predict weather?

a)

Anemometers

b)

Siri

c)

Clouds

d)

Stars

8.

Why should we record information about the weather?

a)

So we know what clothes to put on for the day.

b)

Could help predict what would happen next time these conditions occur.

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

None of these

9.

The force on an area by the weight of the air above it is

a)

atmosphere

b)

fog

c)

water vapor

d)

air pressure

10.

A cloud that forms at ground level is know as

a)

fog

b)

water vapor

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulus

11.

When water goes up into the air it becomes

a)

clouds

b)

fog

c)

water vapor

d)

rain

12.

The atmosphere has ___________________ layers.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

13.

The changing of a gas into a liquid is called

a)

humidity

b)

rain

c)

fog

d)

condensation

14.

A weather tool that measures air pressure is

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Rain Gauge

c)

Barometer

d)

Weather Balloon

15.

An Instrument sent into the atmosphere to collect information about weather is

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Rain Gauge

c)

Barometer

d)

Weather Balloon

16.

As hurricanes grow, the circular pattern of the winds creates a circular center. This is called the

a)

Cumulonimbus Clouds

b)

Eye of the storm

c)

Tropical Storm

d)

Cyclone

17.

The fourth layer of the atmosphere where the air is very thin.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ozone Layer

18.

The outermost layer of the atmosphere.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ozone Layer

19.

Burns up most of the meteors and asteroids before reaching the surface of the earth.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ozone Layer

20.

Thin, wispy clouds – high in the sky.

a)

Stratus Clouds

b)

Cirrus Clouds

c)

Cumulus Clouds

d)

Cumulonimbus Clouds

21.

Cloud that forms in blanket like layers

a)

Stratus Clouds

b)

Cirrus Clouds

c)

Cumulus Clouds

d)

Cumulonimbus Clouds

22.

Added to the end of a cloud’s name when it is going to bring precipitation.

a)

Stratus

b)

Nimbus

c)

Rain

d)

Wet

23.

Any form of water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Humidity

c)

condensation

d)

fog

24.

Clouds that have flat bottoms and look like puffy cotton balls

a)

Stratus Clouds

b)

Cirrus Clouds

c)

Cumulus Clouds

d)

Cumulonimbus Clouds

25.

What is the difference between climate and weather?

a)

Weather is long term

b)

Climate is short term

c)

Weather is what is happening right now

d)

Climate is the typical weather over a period of time