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Summer Super Sizzler!

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of a cold front?

a)

Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air

b)

Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air

c)

Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of cold air

d)

Cold weather

2.

What is the definition of a warm front?

a)

Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air

b)

Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air

c)

Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of cold air

d)

Warm weather

3.

What is the definition of an occluded front?

a)

Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air

b)

Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air

c)

When a warm front is sandwiched between two cold masses of air

d)

When a warm and cold front meet and move very little

4.

What will happen when air pressure falls?

a)

Stormier weather

b)

Warmer weather

c)

Temperate weather

d)

Nothing

5.

What causes wind?

a)

Differences in air temperature

b)

Differences in air pressure

c)

The Coriolis Effect

d)

Constant high pressure

6.

Why do we hear thunder after lightning?

a)

Light travels faster than sound

b)

Sound travels faster than light

c)

Light travels slower than sound

d)

Sound travels at the same speed as light

7.
Where are the highest winds in the hurricane found?
a)
at the extreme outside, because they have to move faster the further they are from the middle
b)
in the center, called the eye of the hurricane
c)
in the storm surge of the hurricane
d)
in the eyewall of the hurricane
8.
Why does cold water or land cause a hurricane to weaken?
a)
because the high pressure of the hurricane can't handle the cold water from a low pressure system
b)
because the land always cools faster than the ocean
c)
because the land breeze shreds the hurricane
d)
because they cut off the energy supply to the hurricane
9.
Why do hurricanes have to have low pressure?
a)
because low pressure causes air to rise
b)
because low pressure causes air to sink
c)
because low pressure makes sea breezes used by the hurricane
d)
because high pressure causes air to rise
10.
Air current that brings the weather to North America and Canada
a)
polar easterlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
doldrums
11.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
12.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
13.
What do we call the air and gasses that surround the earth?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesospherre
d)
Thermosphere
14.
What part of our atmosphere is where the ozone layer is?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
15.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
16.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
17.

What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?

a)

heat from the Earth's core

b)

the rotation of the Earth

c)

Moon's gravity

d)

unequal heating of the Earth by the sun

18.
Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither 
d)
both
19.
Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?
a)
diagram Y
b)
diagram X
c)
neither
d)
both
20.
Which global winds are found at the poles? 
a)
Polar Westerlies
b)
Prevailing Easterlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Trade Winds
21.
Warm, rising air at the Equator forms a calm, weak wind called the:
a)
Doldrums
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Westerlies
22.
Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Doldrums
c)
Horse Latitudes
d)
Westerlies
23.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
24.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
a)
Collapse of Cavern
b)
Eruption of Volcano
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Moving Tectonic Plates
25.
Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
26.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
27.
Which scale rates earthquakes based on the amount of damage done?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
28.
The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, showers, and toilets are called __________________.
a)
the water cycle
b)
sewage
c)
thermal pollution
d)
point pollution sources
29.
Chemicals that kill crop-destroying organisms are called _____________.
a)
sediments
b)
fertilizers
c)
acid rain
d)
pesticides
30.
___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.
a)
Runoff
b)
Peak flow
c)
Groundwater
d)
Municipal sewage
31.
About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.
a)
fresh water
b)
groundwater
c)
salt water
d)
ice
32.

Water Pollution Effects:

a)

Humans

b)

Animals and their ecosystems

c)

Food Sources

d)

Medical Supplies

e)

All of the above

33.
What characteristics are used to classify air masses?
a)
temperature and humidity
b)
pressure and temperature
c)
latitude and longitude
d)
wind speed and location 
34.
What type of front is this?
a)
Occluded
b)
stationary
c)
cold
d)
Warm
35.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
36.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
37.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
38.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
39.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
40.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
41.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
42.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
pangea
d)
glacier scaring
43.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
44.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
45.
Earthquakes typically occur _________________.
a)
In the middle of tectonic plates
b)
only in California
c)
only in the middle of the ocean
d)
along plate boundaries
46.

Which planet in our solar system has an axis that is titled by 98 degrees?

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

47.

What is the name of the phenomenon when the magnetosphere in the Northern Hemisphere is disturbed by the solar wind resulting in a natural light display?

a)

Aurora Bouyancy (Northern Lights)

b)

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

c)

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)

d)

Aurora Borealis (Southern Lights)

48.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
49.

What is the most famous sport in the world?

a)

Basketball

b)

Soccer

c)

Football

d)

Hockey

50.
What letter is the only letter that does not appear in the name of a US state?
a)
Y
b)
X
c)
Z
d)
Q
51.
What is the most used app?
a)
Twitter
b)
Facebook
c)
Instagram
d)
Pinterest
52.

San Francisco's largest earthquake in history occurred in ______.

a)

1904

b)

1906

c)

1907

d)

1908

53.
The most common adjective used in English is________
a)
good
b)
bad
c)
bed
d)
goodly
54.
The most commonly used noun is __________
a)
place
b)
time
c)
fast
d)
fastly
55.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
56.
What movie is this picture from?
a)
Bugs Life
b)
Fox & the Hound
c)
Oliver & Company 
d)
Lady & the Tramp
57.
What movie is this photo from?
a)
Lion King
b)
Jungle Book
c)
Robin Hood
d)
Peter Pan 
58.
What movie is this picture from?
a)
Snow White
b)
Beauty & the Beast
c)
Lion King
d)
Little Mermaid 
59.
What movie is this photo from?
a)
Aladdin
b)
Finding Nemo
c)
Dumbo
d)
Jungle Book
60.
What movie is this photo from?
a)
Bambi
b)
Bugs Life
c)
Jungle Book
d)
Robin Hoiod
61.
¿Qué color es?
a)
azul
b)
anaranjado
c)
amarillo
d)
verde
62.
How many bones are in an adult body?
a)
10
b)
2040
c)
206
d)
68
63.
What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
64.
In which layer of the Earth are convection currents believed to occur?
a)
Outer core
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
65.
What is the Earth's core believed to be made of?
a)
Iron
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Magma
66.
Temperature and pressure increase toward the center of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
Flase
67.
Where is the thinnest part of a tectonic plate?
a)
the middle of ocean
b)
a mt. range
c)
center of continent
d)
a coastal plain
68.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm 
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
69.
What causes vertical ocean currents?
a)
The phase of the moon.
b)
The gravitational attraction of the sun
c)
Commercial boating activities.
d)
The temperature and salinity of ocean water
70.

Where is ocean water the most dense?

a)

The surface

b)

The middle

c)

The bottom

d)

Lake Michigan

71.

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

d)

fluctuate

72.

What are 4 oceans?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

South African

e)

Indian

73.

Deep ocean currents caused by differences in temperature and density are called

a)

density currents

b)

longshore currents

c)

surface currents

d)

upwellings

74.

The Dead Sea is a salty lake in the Middle East. Even though it is surrounded by land, it is below sea level. Water in the Dead Sea is about 10 times more salty than the average water in the world's oceans. What would happen if you poured water from the Dead Sea into ocean water at the same temperature? Why?

a)

The Dead Sea water would float because it is from a lake, not the ocean.

b)

The Dead Sea water would sink because it is from a lake below sea level.

c)

The Dead Sea water would sink into the ocean water because it is saltier and therefore denser.

d)

The Dead Sea water would float on the ocean water because it is saltier and therefore less dense.

75.

Why does an increase in salinity cause a density current to form? *

a)

Saltier water flows more slowly, creating a drag on the water and forming a current.

b)

The saltier water floats away on the surface. Water flows up from the bottom to replace it, forming a current.

c)

Saltier water is higher in density than freshwater. This water then sinks to the bottom, forming a current.

d)

Saltier water freezes faster. This colder water is denser, and it sinks toward the bottom, forming a current.

76.

Nutrients are brought to the surface for phytoplankton to use at _______.

a)

gyres

b)

eddies

c)

upwellings

d)

the equator

77.

What do scientists call plastics when they break down into tiny pieces?

a)

Microtrash

b)

Microplastics

c)

Microparticles

d)

Macroplastics

78.

What are the three main factors that cause plastics in the ocean to break down?

a)

Waves

b)

Salt

c)

Sunlight

d)

Animals

79.

According to the article, why do scientists agree that is it misleading to say that the trash in the Pacific ocean is a "large floating island?"

a)

Islands are only made of solid ground, not trash.

b)

The trash cannot be seen from space or in photos taken from a plane.

c)

The amount of trash in the oceans isn't large enough to call an island.

d)

The trash in the ocean doesn't really exist.

80.

Why do animals in the ocean and sea birds eat plastic in the first place ( 2 Answers) ?

a)

The plastic smells like their normal food source.

b)

The plastic looks like their normal food source.

c)

The plastic is easier to digest than their normal food source.

d)

The plastic has more nutritional value than their normal food source.

81.

What percent of sea birds will have eaten plastic at some point in their lives?

a)

50%

b)

78%

c)

86%

d)

99%

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