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Weather in Lincoln

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
2.
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
3.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
4.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
5.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
6.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
7.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
8.
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
9.
Which front leads to steady rain for several days?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
10.

Which one shows a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.
What kind of front is here?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
12.
What front do we want for a snow storm? 
a)
Warm 
b)
Cold
c)
Occluded
d)
Stationary
13.
A body of air that has the same temperature and moisture levels throughout is called what? 
a)
Fronts
b)
Air Masses
c)
A cold front
d)
A warm front
14.

Nice weather

a)

High pressure

b)

low pressure

15.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
16.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
17.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
18.
What layer does weather occur in?
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
19.
If the water temperature increases, what will happen to the strength of hurricanes?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
20.

An air mass is a large mass of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.

a)

Elevation (altitude)

b)

Water vapor content (humidity)

c)

Strength

d)

Weather

21.

Which type of air mass is dry and warm?

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental tropical

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

22.

A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

23.

What is the correct symbol for maritime polar?

a)

MP

b)

Mp

c)

mP

d)

mp

24.

When you go up higher in the mesosphere, what happens to the atmosphere around you?

a)

Higher temps, higher pressure

b)

Higher temps, lower pressure

c)

Lower temps, lower pressure

d)

Lower temps, higher pressure

25.

What do you need for a tornado, most of the time?

a)

mT, cP, and a cold front

b)

cT, mP, and the Jet Stream

c)

mT, cP, and the Jet Stream

d)

mT, mP, and the Jet Stream

26.

What causes wind?

a)

Temperature differences

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Pressure differences

27.

Where is the Intertropical Convergence Zone?

a)

0º latitude

b)

30º latitude

c)

60º latitude

d)

45º latitude

28.

What causes an El Nino?

a)

A slowing of the prevailing westerlies

b)

A failure of the upwelling off of the coast of South America

c)

The Jet Stream moving South

d)

A change in the Sun's radiation

29.

Which would have the highest ALBEDO?

a)

Sand

b)

Dirt

c)

Asphalt parking lot

d)

Fresh fallen snow

30.

Which side of a mountain gets the most rain in the United States?

a)

North

b)

West

c)

East

d)

South

31.

What kind of rain will give long periods of gentle rain?

a)

Any front generally will

b)

A cold front generally will

c)

No front will generally give long periods of rain

d)

A warm front generally will

32.

What does a person do in a tornado watch?

a)

Pay attention to the radio, conditions are right for a tornado

b)

Go to the basement, a tornado has been seen

c)

Look at old notes from Geoscience to see what a tornado watch is

d)

Examine the sky for signs of a tornadio

33.

Describe a land breeze

a)

From the sea to land during the day

b)

From the sea to land during the night

c)

From the land to the sea during the day

d)

From the land to the sea during the night

34.

What is adiabatic temperature change?

a)

When temperatures change quickly

b)

When temperatures change with pressure

c)

When temperatures change slowly

d)

When temperatures change because of location

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