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Weather

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person that studies, reports and forecast weather conditions is a

a)

radiologist

b)

geologist

c)

astronomer

d)

meteorologist

2.

What is the mixture of gases surrounding our planet called?

a)

atmosphere

b)

trees

c)

planet

d)

equator

3.
Precipitation is....
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
all of these are correct
4.
a)
nimbostratus cloud
b)
cumulonimbus cloud
c)
cirrocumulus cloud
d)
altostratus cloud
5.
What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
6.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
7.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
8.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
9.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. 
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
10.
At which humidity is it more likely to rain?
a)
50%
b)
20%
c)
77%
d)
99%
11.
Energy to create weather comes from-
a)
clouds
b)
the Sun
c)
the atmosphere
d)
evaporation
12.

Scarlett, Evelyn, and Lily were on a beach vacation. They noticed a severe storm forming over the warm water with strong winds. They realized it was a:

a)

tornado

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

d)

blizzard

13.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
14.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and forms from a cumulonimbus cloud.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
15.
What is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water Vapor
16.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
17.
Where does a hurricane form?
a)
Over a cold body of water
b)
Over a warm body of water
c)
Over cold land
d)
Over warm land
18.
What are the yearly conditions of temperature, precipitation and humidity?
a)
weather
b)
climate
19.

What imaginary latitude line divides our world into the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

international date line

20.

As you move towards the poles, what happens to temperature?

a)

temperature becomes hotter

b)

temperature becomes colder

21.
Which climate zone gets the least amount of direct sunlight and is the coldest?
a)
tropical
b)
temperate
c)
polar
22.
Which climate zone gets the most amount of direct sunlight and rainfall and is the warmest?
a)
tropical
b)
temperate
c)
polar
23.
Which climate zone has moderate temperatures and rainfall year round?
a)
tropical
b)
temperate
c)
polar
24.

As altitude increases, what happens to temperature?

a)

temperature gets hotter

b)

temperature gets colder

25.
What are the imaginary lines that determine weather patterns and run parallel to the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
26.
What part of the water cycle includes rain, sleet and snow?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
27.
True or False?  Warm and cold ocean currents affect the land nearby.
a)
false
b)
true
28.
Which factor does not affect climate?
a)
longitude
b)
distance from large bodies of water
c)
latitude
d)
altitude
29.
What are the daily conditions of temperature, humidity and precipitation?
a)
weather
b)
climate
30.

Which of the following does NOT affect the weather?

a)

The temperature of the air

b)

The speed of the wind

c)

The types of clouds in the sky

d)

The phase of the moon

31.

Which fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are usually present during fair weather?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

32.

What kind of cloud most resembles a feather in the sky?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

33.

How does air move?

a)

Warm air rises and cool air sinks

b)

Warm air sinks and cool air rises

34.

What causes your ears to pop on an airplane?

a)

a change in humidity

b)

a change in temperature

c)

a change in direction

d)

a change in altitude/air pressur

35.

Which two processes cause clouds to form?

a)

precipitation and runoff

b)

transpiration and precipitation

c)

evaporation and condensation

d)

evaporation and ground water

36.

Which of the following is a liquid form of precipitation?

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

sleet

d)

hail

37.

Snow forms when the temperature is below freezing.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Hail forms in severe thunderstorms when raindrops collide with bits of ice.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

As altitude increases, air pressure _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

40.

The force of the air pushing down on an area is called air pressure or _____.

a)

humidity

b)

volume

c)

barometric pressure

d)

altitude

41.

____ is how hot or cold something is.

a)

temperature

b)

humidity

c)

altitude

d)

wind speed

42.
What is happening at B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Collection
43.
What is happening at A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Collection
44.
What is happening at C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Collection
45.

What are clouds made from?

a)

dust

b)

water droplets

c)

air

d)

cotton

46.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The average weather over many years

d)

The average amount of rain over many years.

47.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
48.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
49.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
50.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
51.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
52.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
53.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
54.
Which of the following describes all of the types of water found in the hydrosphere?
a)
all frozen water on the Earth
b)
all of the water on the Earth
c)
all of the fresh water on the Earth
d)
all of the water found on the surface of the continents
55.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
56.

How much of the planet is covered by water?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

57.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
58.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
59.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
60.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
Geosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 

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