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Weather

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
2.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
3.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
4.
What layer does weather occur in?
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
5.
Where is the ozone layer located?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
6.
The blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Green House Effect
7.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
8.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
9.
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
10.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
11.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
12.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
13.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
14.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
When a cold front is approaching, what happens?
a)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
b)
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
c)
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
d)
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
16.
The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with semi-circles on it
c)
a line with squares on it
d)
a line with circles on it
17.
Which type of front is near Seattle?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
18.
Which front is located near San Diego?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
19.
Which type of front is located near Boston?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
20.
What direction is the warm front moving on the map? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
22.
Which front leads to steady rain for several days?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
23.

Which one shows a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
25.

What is an air mass?

a)

huge bodies of air that form over the oceans only.

b)

huge bodies of air with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

c)

When two or more air masses meet.

d)

The condition of the atmosphere at any given time.

26.

What is weather?

a)

When two air masses meet.

b)

Huge bodies of air with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

c)

The condition of the atmosphere at any given time.

d)

None of the above

27.

Which of the following is not an air mass?

a)

Maritime Continental (mC)

b)

Maritime Tropical (mT)

c)

Continental Polar (cP)

d)

Continental Tropical (cT)

28.

Which of the following air mass will be humid and warm?

a)

Maritime Tropical

b)

Continental Polar

c)

Continental Tropical

d)

Maritime Polar

29.

True or False: Continental air masses form over land.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A low pressure system is called a ______________

a)

Cyclone

b)

Anticyclone

c)

Hurricane

d)

Air mass

31.

A high pressure system is represented on the map using this symbol...

a)

L

b)

h

c)

H

d)

triangles that are blue

32.

True or False: A stationary front moves

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

34.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the furthest away from Earth's surface?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Mesosphere

35.

What weather is associated with an occluded front?

a)

Many days of rain

b)

Strong winds and heavy rain/thunderstorms

c)

slow, steady rain for days followed by warm weather

d)

None of the above

36.

What type of front is in Texas?

a)

Occluded Front

b)

Stationary Front

c)

Warm Front

d)

Cold Front

37.

What type of weather will those living in Georgia experience tomorrow?

a)

slow but steady rain showers

b)

many days of rain

c)

violent storms and heavy rain

d)

warm weather and no rain

38.

What weather will those living in North and South Dakota

a)

Fair weather and clear skies

b)

Days of rain

c)

Violent thunderstorms followed by warm weather

d)

None of the above

39.

True or False: An occluded front forms when two cold air masses push a warm air mass up.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What direction is the cold front moving?

a)

To the east

b)

To the northwest

c)

To the south

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