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Science Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following symbols represents a cold front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of the following symbols represents a warm front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of the following symbols represents a stationary front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following symbols represents a occluded front?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which of the following best describes Convection?

a)

Transfer of heat between two sources.

b)

Combination of many different and varying temperatures.

c)

Process in which heat is transferred in a fluid.Warm portions would rise while colder portions would sink.

6.

What is a boundary between air masses called?

a)

Front

b)

Air Mass

c)

Temperature

d)

Air Pressure

7.

High Pressure systems would consist of clear skies and good weather.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A Low pressure system would consist of bad and stormy weather.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are the three causes of currents?

a)

Winds, Time, Thermohaline Circulation

b)

Winds, Tides, Thermohaline Circulation

c)

Water Pressure, Tides, Thermal Heat

d)

Winds, Tides, Thermal heat

10.

What are the two types of currents?

a)

Cold and really cold

b)

Mild and Cold

c)

Warm and Boiling

d)

Warm and Cold

11.

Warm air is ______ dense than cold air

a)

More

b)

Less

12.

A _____ breeze occurs when wind blows from the ocean inland towards land.

a)

Sea

b)

Land

13.

A _____ breeze occurs when wind blows from the land towards the ocean.

a)

Sea

b)

Land

14.

Land breezes occur at night.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Sea breezes occur at night.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Where do hurricanes typically form and why?

a)

The Poles because they get indirect warmth from the sun.

b)

The Equator because the sun's heat warms the water up forming the tropical storm.

c)

The Poles because the tilt of the Earth.

d)

The Equator because they are the only areas with cold enough waters.

17.

Which of the Following best describes a hurricane?

a)

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system that is caused by the heating and evaporation of the ocean.

b)

a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system on land.

c)

A super heavy rain that occurs in really cold places.

18.

What is most likely the weather in North East Texas according to the map?

a)

Harsh Storms

b)

Cloudy with scattered rains

c)

A Hurricane

d)

Clear and sunny skies