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Weather Unit Test Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Determine which of these statements correctly describes the atmosphere.

a)

The layer of melted rock inside Earth.

b)

The blanket of air and dust around Earth.

c)

The solid part of Earth.

d)

All of Earth’s water.

2.

The Troposphere has the greatest amount of pressure in Earth's atmosphere because:

a)

It is the coldest layer

b)

This is where all weather occurs

c)

It has the greatest amount of density

d)

The gravitational pull is strongest here

3.

Which gas present in the atmosphere of Mars is the primary gas found in the atmosphere of Earth?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Argon

4.

As you rise upwards through each layer of the atmosphere, air temperature_____________.

a)

Varies depending on the season

b)

Increases

c)

Changes with each layer

d)

Stays stable

5.

Identify the atmospheric layer where all wether occurs.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

6.

As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, air pressure _______________.

a)

Decreases

b)

Doesn't change

c)

Follows direction of temperature

d)

Increases

7.

1. As water moves through the water cycle, the amount of water ______________.

a)

Can't be measured

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increases

8.

Through which process do plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

a)

Desalination

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

9.

Identify which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow.

a)

Temperature

b)

Humidity

c)

Air pressure

d)

Wind speed

10.

When the surface of the Earth is NOT porous, it does not allow for water to be absorbed. This type of water is called _______________.

a)

Dew

b)

Ground water

c)

Surface water

d)

Transpiration

11.

What is the correct order of the processes in the water cycle?

a)

Condensation, precipitation, transpiration

b)

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

c)

Precipitation, transpiration, evaporation

d)

transpiration, condensation, evaporation

12.

_______________ forms when water vapor changes from gas to liquid on a surface.

a)

Rain

b)

Hail

c)

Frost

d)

Dew

13.

Describe how the greenhouse effect works.

a)

Liquids in the atmosphere trap heat radiation

b)

Too much sunshine reaching the Earth

c)

Gasses in the atmosphere trap heat radiation

d)

Too much heat escaping the atmosphere

14.

Which of the following DOES NOT contribute to the excess of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?

a)

Increased emissions from factories and manufacturing plants

b)

Planting new trees in your community

c)

Deforestation - removal of forests

d)

Burning fossil fuels for transportation

15.

Which statement best summarizes how human activity has contributed to the composition of the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Humans have been pumping man-made oxygen into the atmosphere to increase the amount of breathable air

b)

Humans produce oxygen through photosynthesis

c)

Humans have made such drastic changes in their lives in the last 50 years that there is no more air pollution

d)

Human produced pollution has contributed to greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere

16.

Which of the following atmospheric gasses is a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Helium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

17.

Cities control the amount of pollution that is allowed to come from cars. How does this MOST LIKELY help people?

a)

Cars can travel at higher speeds.

b)

Skills of drivers increase.

c)

Roads are safer to travel.

d)

Air stays cleaner.

18.

Which of these activities contribute the most to carbon emissions globally?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Deforestation

c)

Using plastic water bottles

d)

Agriculture

19.

You notice that a cumulus cloud is beginning to darken. Which of the following statement is correct?

a)

Mass of warm air is approaching.

b)

It's going to be a nice day.

c)

A thunderstorm may be coming.

d)

The rain is over.

20.

A low forming stratus cloud that is just above ground level is called________________.

a)

Dew

b)

Fog

c)

Frost

d)

Hail

21.

Some cloud names include the prefix "nimbo". This means the cloud is producing:

a)

Precipitation

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Fog

d)

Fair weather

22.

Very high, wispy clouds formed mostly of ice crystals are called:

a)

Stratus clouds

b)

Cumulonimbus clouds

c)

Cirrus clouds

d)

Cumulus clouds

23.

When small, white puffy cumulus clouds appear in South Carolina, the weather that day will most likely be......

a)

Windy

b)

Fair

c)

Rainy

d)

Foggy

24.

An altocumulus cloud is given it's name because it is a ________________.

a)

High level cirrus cloud that is snow producing.

b)

Low forming clouds that cover the sky.

c)

Low forming rain cloud that has tall, dark heaps.

d)

Middle level cloud that is small white heaps.

25.

Look at the weather tool above and decide what it measures.

a)

Temperature of the wind

b)

Source of the wind

c)

Direction of the wind

d)

Force of the wind

26.

What is the name of this instrument that determines the amount of precipitation received?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Rain gage

c)

Barometer

d)

Anemometer

27.

What does the instrument above measure?

a)

Wind direction

b)

Air temperature

c)

Atmospheric pressure

d)

Speed of the wind

28.

What is the name of the instrument above that measures the changes in air pressure?

a)

Barometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Wind sock

29.

Read the thermometer above and decide what the expected high temperature is today.

a)

80 degrees

b)

75 degrees

c)

70 degrees

d)

65 degrees

30.

Which weather instrument, made of a wet-bulb thermometer & a dry-bulb thermometer, measures relative humidity?

a)

weather balloon

b)

Digital thermometer

c)

Dopler radar

d)

Sling psychometer

31.

Huge bodies of air that form over water or land in tropical or polar regions are called ________________.

a)

Air masses

b)

Land masses

c)

Weather tools

d)

Temperate zones

32.

What are the 2 conditions within air masses that are most important in resulting weather conditions when air masses move?

a)

Air pressure & cloud cover

b)

Humidity & wind speed

c)

Temperature & humidity

d)

Wind speed & cloud cover

33.

What forms at the boundaries as air masses meet?

a)

Squall lines

b)

Fog

c)

Front

d)

Fault lines

34.

When a warm air mass collides & rides over a cold air mass, a ________________ results.

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary front

35.

When neither a cold air mass NOR a warm air mass moves at a frontal boundary, a _______________ forms.

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary front

36.

When a cold air mass collides and slides under a warm mass, a ________________ forms.

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Stationary front

37.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

Water heats up & cools down more slowly than land.

b)

Water & land usually have about the same temperature.

c)

Land heats up & cools down more slowly than Water.

d)

Water heats up & cools down more quickly than land.

38.

Which of these are set in motion by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface?

a)

Waves of solar radiation

b)

Surface-water runoff

c)

Ocean waves

d)

Convection currents

39.

The Equator receives more _______________ than the poles.

a)

cosmic dust

b)

Solar radiation

c)

Aurora borealis

d)

Solar flares

40.

The curving path of global winds is known as the _______________,.

a)

Algae bloom

b)

Butterfly effect

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Tilted axis

41.

The global winds found from 0 °\degree  to 30  °\degree  S are known as the _______________.

a)

Arctic blast

b)

Easterlies

c)

Solar winds

d)

Trade winds

42.

At night the air over the land cools faster than the air over the ocean. The air over the ocean is less dense, so it .......

a)

Settles

b)

Rises

c)

Sinks

d)

Spins clockwise

43.

Identify which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

temperature

d)

wind speed

44.

While playing football on the field, Demetrius notices white, puffy cumulus clouds. What type of weather is he PROBABLY experiencing at that time?

a)

Fair

b)

Foggy

c)

Rainy

d)

Very windy

45.

The weather man says that the air pressure is dropping. Which instrument did he use to get this information?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Wind sock

46.

When water vapor condenses, it falls back to the Earth as_______________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

47.

Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere in a process called.....

a)

Transpiration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

48.

Low pressure systems are usually associated with _______________ weather and the wind in these systems circulate in a _______________ direction.

a)

good clockwise

b)

good; counterclockwise

c)

bad; clockwise

d)

bad; counterclockwise