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WorksheetsUnit 1 Weather and Atmosphere
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth going up towards space?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
Mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, exosphere
What is the relationship between air pressure and the altitude?
As air pressure increases, altitude increases
As air pressure increases, altitude decreases
As air pressure decreases, altitude decreases
Air pressure sometimes decreases while altitude increases and sometimes they both increase.
What type of weather is associated with low-pressure systems?
Storms, tornadoes and hurricanes
Dry and clear conditions
Sunny skies
All of the above
The ozone layer is important because it:
Is the only gas in the atmosphere
Slows energy from leaving Earth
Absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation
Produces harmful infrared radiation
In what layer of our atmosphere does weather occur?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
The energy needed to power and influence the speed of the water cycle comes from the _________.
Ocean
Wind
River
Sun
The pie chart shows the percentage of gases in our atmosphere. Which gas(es) compose 22% of our atmosphere as shown by the grey and black shaded areas?
Oxygen and argon
Nitrogen, water, oxygen
Oxygen, carbon dioxide and argon
Nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide
When it rains over land what happens to that rain?
The rain ends up in the ocean due to run-off from rivers and streams
The rain seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater
The rain evaporates again from the ground or from transpiration by plant leaves
All of the above are possible
The process of water vapor condensing forming a cloud as shown by step 2 is known as:
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Run-off
The process occurring at step 3 is known as:
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Run-off
The process shown at step 4 is known as:
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Run-off
What process releases water from plant leaves into the atmosphere is known as
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiraation
Run-off
How does the water cycle affect weather patterns on earth?
The water cycle prevents water from moving back into the atmosphere
The water cycle brings water back into the atmosphere, which then condenses into clouds and generates
weather
The water cycle pulls water out of the atmosphere and slows down weather
The water cycle does not affect the weather
From where does the majority of water on earth evaporate?
lakes
rivers
oceans
streams
What type of front forms when a warm air mass pushes a cold air mass?
Warm front
Cold Front
Polar Front
Stationary Front
Which of these effects generally occurs as the result of a warm air mass and cooler air mass converging at Earth’s surface
The sky becomes clear
Wind dies down.
Cloud formation decreases.
Stormy weather patterns develops
Hurricanes form most frequently:
Over land masses
Over the cold, polar ocean
Over the warm, tropical oceans
Over the sky
Weather like flooding can come from which of the following types of weather?
Droughts and thunderstorms
Hurricanes and thunderstorms
Winter storms and hurricanes
Thunderstorms and winter storms
Which of the following fronts can create winter storms?
High pressure
Cold front
Stationary front
Warm front
What direction do weather systems normally move in the USA?
North to South
South to North
East to West
West to East
Which best describes cumulus clouds?
Grey, low level flat clouds
Big, puffy white clouds
Thin and wispy high level clouds
Big, puffy dark storm clouds
What does a line with alternating semicircles and triangles that face the same direction indicate on a weather map?
Warmer air is pushing into the area, bringing light rain
Colder air is moving under warmer air, bringing thunderstorms
Faster moving cold air is overtaking the warm air and bringing heavy rain
Very slow-moving warm air cannot push the existing cold air, resulting in clouds
Which of the following clouds forms at a high altitude:
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
What type of air mass is associated with the hurricane shown in the picture to the right?
Maritime polar
Maritime tropical
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
What is the difference between a maritime and a continental air mass?
Maritime air masses are dry and continental air masses are moist
Maritime air masses are high pressure and continental air masses are landed
Maritime air masses are moist and continental air masses dry
Maritime air masses are warm and continental air masses are cold
How do tropical and polar air masses differ?
Tropical air masses are cooler and polar air masses are warmer
Tropical air masses are warm, but polar air masses are cold
Polar air masses form over the surface while continental air masses form in the air
One forms over water and the other forms over land
According to the weather map shown, which of the following cities is experiencing low pressure?
Rapid City
Dallas
Phoenix
Detroit
According to the weather map shown, how many warm fronts is the USA experiencing?
1
2
3
4
All winds result from ___________.
uneven heating of the atmosphere
objects moving through an area
Air masses colliding
Storms and other weather phenomena
The force that causes wind to move is the _______.
Radiation
Pressure gradient force
Air Masses
Convection
What determines how strong and fast the wind will blow?
Pressure gradient force
Location of an object such as a house
Air pressure at a given altitude
Air volume per mile
Which statement describes how the speed of wind depends on the pressure gradient?
The lower the pressure, the steeper the pressure gradient and the stronger the wind
The higher the pressure, the steeper the pressure gradient and the stronger the wind
The lower the pressure, the steeper the pressure gradient and the wind is weaker
The higher the pressure, the steeper the pressure gradient and the wind is weaker
Which arrow best represents the direction of the jet stream that influences weather across the continental United States?
1
2
3
4
Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?
It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.
It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.
It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North
America.
It is a fairly narrow zone of extremely fast and strong winds.
Where are jet streams located in our atmosphere?
In the stratosphere
In the upper troposphere
In the lower troposphere
In the ozone layer
The reason that sea and land breezes form is
the land heats and cools more slowly than water.
the land heats and cools more quickly than the water.
air moves more easily over water than over land
air moves more easily over land than over water.
Which best explains how the Coriolis effect influences weather conditions?
It causes winds to rotate, forming tornadoes on Earth.
It causes winds to move to the right in the southern hemisphere.
It causes winds to turn to the right in the northern hemisphere.
It causes winds to follow a straight–line path around Earth
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that is released by human activities and speeds up global warming?
petroleum
natural gas
carbon dioxide
nuclear power
Rising water temperatures is a result of global warming and may eventually increase ocean/sea levels due to the melting of what?
mountains
wetlands
river beds
glaciers
The maps to the left show information about the air quality for one day in June, as reported from different air quality stations.
Which of the following regions of the United States had the worst air quality on this day?
Gulf Coast
Chicago area
Eastern Coast
Los Angeles area
