WorksheetsWeather: Tools, Precipitation & Differences Review 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which answer correctly explains the difference between sleet and hail?
Sleet is usually part of a thunderstorm, and hail comes from thin layers of rain clouds.
Sleet is smaller than hail and usually falls in the winter, while hail usually falls in the summer.
Sleet and hail are the same except that sleet usually falls in summer and hail usually falls in winter.
Sleet is snow that forms as it falls through cold air, and hail is rain that freezes when it hits the ground.
As the weather gets colder, the air pressure usually goes up. Why does this happen?
Colder weather makes the air denser, and the increased weight of the air means that there is more air pressure.
Cold weather causes Earth to cool, and the heat that leaves Earth pushes against the air and increases pressure.
When the weather is colder, the clouds weigh more as ice begins to form. The heavier clouds increase the air pressure.
As the temperature drops, the air takes up more space and presses down harder on the ground.
Deserts in the temperate zones can be extremely hot in the afternoon and below freezing at night. Which answer best explains why this happens?
Temperate deserts are found at high elevations, where the Sun and the wind are much stronger. This creates more extreme temperature changes.
Temperate deserts lack trees and grass. With no trees, the Sun shines directly down and causes it to get hot in the day, and with no grass, the heat escapes at night.
Temperate deserts have very little cloud cover and no humidity. This means that more energy from the Sun reaches the desert in the day, but that heat can escape quickly at night.
Temperate deserts have higher rainfall than other kinds of deserts. Warm rain during the day produces warm breezes in the desert. Cooler rains at night draw warm air away from the desert.
Which answer choice correctly lists environments from most dry to least dry?
desert, tundra, grassland, rainforest
grassland, rainforest, desert, tundra
tundra, rainforest, grassland, desert
rainforest, grassland, tundra, desert
Many rainforests are found in the tropics, but only a few are found in cooler temperate zones. What makes a forest a rainforest?
They always contain very large rivers or lakes.
They produce more oxygen than normal forests.
They have a canopy of trees and a great deal of precipitation.
They have a large variety of animals that are not found elsewhere.
If you examine a piece of hail, it might have visible layers like an onion. Which answer best explains why this is true?
As hail falls, it picks up layers of dust and dirt from the air.
Hail forms layers because it melts as it falls toward the Earth.
Air pressure increases while the hail falls and it causes ice layers to form.
Hail builds up ice layers as it travels through updrafts in a storm before it falls.
The Sun shining on the surface of a lake can heat up the air just above the water. What happens if this air gets warmer than the air above it?
The amount of waves on the surface of the lake will increase.
The warm air will evaporate and condense into rain above the lake.
The movement of air will decrease above the lake as the warm air rises.
The warmer air will rise and increase the movement of air across the lake.
Which climate zone experiences the greatest variety of weather with the seasons of the year?
polar
tundra
temperate
tropical
Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in snow?
warm temperature, light winds, low humidity
low humidity, freezing temperature, light clouds
freezing temperature, light clouds, heavy winds
freezing temperature, heavy clouds, high humidity
Which type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
cirrus
cumulonimbus
cumulus
stratus
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
A student made the object . What weather condition is the object designed to measure?
rainfall
humidity
wind speed
air pressure
Malik was given a weather station for his birthday. The picture below shows one of the instruments on the weather station. What does the instrument measure?
rainfall
humidity
wind speed
air pressure
wind vane
barometer
hygrometer
thermometer
Dasha made the following object and placed it outside during a storm.
Which of the following will Dasha be able to determine?
the type of precipitation
the amount of precipitation
the direction of the precipitation
the temperature of the precipitation
A weather report predicts that it will be a sunny and dry day. What weather condition best explains the predicted weather?
high precipitation
high humidity
low air pressure
high air pressure
Bridget tells her friend Alexis that she thinks the humidity is high because her hair is more curly than normal. Which tool could Alexis use to determine if the humidity is high?
wind vane
barometer
hygrometer
thermometer
Kendell wants to determine if there is a trend in air temperature changes during April. Which of the following procedures should Kendell follow?
measure the temperature every hour for 1 day
measure the temperature at noon every day in April
measure the temperature at the same time each Monday
measure the temperature on the first and last day of April
A cold front forms when a mass of cold air moves under warm air. As a cold front passes over an area, the air pressure drops and the area becomes a low-pressure zone. Which type of weather are you most likely to see when a cold front passes over an area?
thunderstorms
clear skies
light winds
short showers
Station 1 is experiencing more rain than station 2
Both stations are experiencing freezing conditions
Station 1 is experiencing stronger winds than station 2.
Both stations have wind traveling in the same direction.
A weather forecaster predicts that there will be high humidity and high levels of precipitation in an area. How does humidity differ from precipitation?
Humidity is water that falls as a liquid, and precipitation is water that falls as a solid.
Humidity is water that falls as a solid, and precipitation is water that falls as a liquid.
Humidity comes from gaseous water mixed in air, and precipitation is liquid or solid water.
Humidity describes water conditions related to climate, and precipitation describes those related to weather.
While you are preparing for a trip, it can be helpful to know what the weather will be like at your destination. Knowing the weather can help you decide what type of clothing to pack. What is weather?
the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
atmospheric conditions in an area over a long period of time
the amount of water that falls from the sky in liquid or solid form
the difference between the highest and lowest temperature in a day
The figures below show three instruments used to measure weather conditions. What weather conditions match the readings on the instruments?
precipitation: 25 °C; barometric pressure: 6 cm; temperature:1013 mb
precipitation: 1013 mb; barometric pressure: 6 cm; temperature: 25 °C
precipitation: 6 cm; barometric pressure: 1013 mb; temperature: 25 °C
precipitation: 25 °C; barometric pressure:1013 cm; temperature: 6 mb
Anemometers, barometers, hygrometers, rain gauges, wind vanes, and thermometers are all tools meteorologists use for measuring weather conditions. Which of these tools is an anemometer?
Jamie sketched the following picture of the landscape he saw while he was on vacation. It included cacti and barren rock. What can you conclude about what kinds of plants can grow in this climate?
Only plants that grow very rapidly can grow in this climate.
Only plants that need frequent, heavy rainfalls can grow in this climate.
Only plants that can survive with very little water can grow in this climate.
Only plants that can handle both extreme cold can grow in this climate.
Places that are near one another can have very different climates. The arrows in this diagram show the direction of prevailing winds. At which point in the diagram are you likely to find a hot, dry desert climate?
point W
point X
point Y
Point Z
Sometimes places that are close together can have climates that are very different because of certain features. The following illustration shows that winds move from the sea over mountains. Which point in the diagram is likely to have the coolest climate?
point W
point X
point Y
Point Z
Features such as mountains and bodies of water can affect the climates around them. The arrows in this diagram show the direction of prevailing winds. Which point in the diagram is most likely to receive the greatest amount of rainfall over a long period of time?
point W
point X
point Y
Point Z
Although many places have similar climates, each place on Earth has its own climate, described by certain characteristics. What are the key factors that scientists use to determine the climate of a particular place?
temperature and precipitation
length of seasons and precipitation
distance from the ocean and altitude
types of living things and temperature range
Some places have large changes in temperature during a year, and other places have small changes. Which of these places has the climate with the smallest annual temperature change?
arctic plain
temperate desert
tropical rain forest
temperate woodland
Mountain ranges tend to affect climates in nearby areas. What happens when a warm, moist air mass reaches a mountain range?
The air mass stops moving.
The air mass rises and cools.
The air mass rises and warms.
The air mass moves around the mountain range.
Most places near the equator have warm tropical climates. Some places near the equator are much cooler and even have snow. Where in a tropical climate are you most likely to find cooler weather and snow?
at the top of a tall mountain
at sea level near a cold ocean current
in cloudy places near the center of a continent
at the base of a mountain range that blocks air flow
Different environments can have very different weather. The picture below shows an environment you might see in the southwestern United States. Which set of weather conditions are most common in the summer in the environment shown?
low temperature, low rainfall
low temperature, high rainfall
high temperature, low rainfall
high temperature, high rainfall
desert
mountain
rain forest
swamp
There are swamps in the Everglades of Florida. In Arizona, there are deserts. These two environments can have high temperatures in the summer. How would the weather in a swamp in the Everglades most likely differ from the weather in an Arizona desert?
The swamp would have higher humidity.
The swamp would have hotter winds.
The swamp would have more snowfall.
The swamp would have less precipitation.
Students are tracking a storm system during February. The storm system is moving northeast from the Gulf of Mexico through the United States. It has a lot of moisture and is generating precipitation along its path. The air temperature at the back (south) of the storm system is a few degrees above freezing, and the air temperature at the front (north) of the storm system is several degrees below freezing. The storm system is not generating strong winds or thunder and lightning. Which statement describes the types of precipitation that are MOST likely to fall from each end of the storm system as it moves north?
Hail will fall from both the north and south ends of the storm system.
Rain will fall from the south end of the storm system, and snow will fall from the north end of the storm system.
. Rain will fall from both the north and south ends of the storm system
Freezing rain will fall from the south end of the storm system, and rain will fall from the north end of the storm system.
Which type of data would MOST help a meteorologist determine whether a nearby weather system is headed toward a certain area?
humidity
temperature
wind direction
wind speed
