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Unit 3 Weather and Climate

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wind appears to travel clockwise around high pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. What phenomenon does this describe?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Sea Breeze

c)

Angle of Incidence

d)

Anticyclonic Tornado

2.

When you wake up before sunrise to take your dog for a walk on the beach, which of the following conditions would you expect to be true?

a)

The air over the land is hotter than the air over the water.

b)

The air over the water is hotter than the air over the land.

c)

A morning shower that always occurs right by the ocean.

d)

There will be no wind.

3.

Which of the following occurs because of unequal heating of the Earth's surface?

a)

gravity

b)

moon phases

c)

tides

d)

winds

4.
According to the map, which statement is accurate?
a)
There is a cold front over Texas.
b)
There is a warm front over Texas.
c)
It is cloudy in Florida.
d)
Texas is warm and partly cloudy.
5.
Which of the following describes climate?
a)
Yesterday was cold and windy in Quinlan, Texas
b)
The humidity today is high.
c)
Texas experienced a great heat wave in 1980 with more than 42 consecutive days of 100 degree days.
d)
Summers are usually mild in Austin, Texas.
6.
The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth.  When water in the oceans absorbs the sunlight's energy, even if it doesn't heat up, what process can happen to the water?
a)
accumulation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
7.
The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
trend
d)
season
8.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
9.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
10.
Average weather conditions of a region year after year
a)
weather
b)
season
c)
cold front
d)
climate
11.
Wind is moving air.  This can be caused by high and low pressure in both local winds and global winds.  What is the process called that moves air on Earth creating winds by uneven heating?
a)
Coriolis Factor
b)
Infiltration
c)
Solar Radiation
d)
Convection Cell
12.

You can predict the weather at a high or low pressure system. Which of the following is true about high and low air pressure?

a)

High air pressure brings precipitation or cloudiness and warmer air, while low pressure brings clear skies and cooler air.

b)

High pressure brings precipitation or cloudiness and cooler air, while low pressure brings clear skies and warmer air.

c)

High air pressure brings clear skies and cooler air, while low pressure brings precipitation or cloudines and warmer air.

d)

High air pressure brings clear skies and warmer air, while low pressure brings precipitation or cloudiness and cooler air.

13.
Hot air rises because it  ....
a)
is denser than cooler air.
b)
is less dense than cooler air.
c)
has less gravitational pull than other cooler gases.
d)
becomes helium when heated.
14.
What are the two types of local winds?
a)
Trade and Doldrums
b)
Trade and Seabreezes
c)
Westerlies and Easterlies
d)
Land Breezes and Sea breezes
15.
Winds can be characterized by their location and speed. Which winds are narrow bands of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere?
a)
The doldrums
b)
Easterlies
c)
Westerlies
d)
Jet streams
16.
What does this image show? 
a)
Hotness
b)
High altitude
c)
High pressure
d)
Hi five bro!
17.

What does this symbol show?

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

c)

Low humidity

d)

Longing for someone (strong feelings)

18.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
19.
What is usually the most damaging part of a hurricane?
a)
Eye
b)
Lightning
c)
Storm surge
d)
Hail
20.

What does most sunlight do when it reaches earth?

a)

Gets absorbed by the surface

b)

Gets reflected by the surface

c)

Gets absorbed by the air

d)

Gets reflected by the air

21.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
22.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

c)

hotter to hotter

d)

colder to colder

23.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

24.

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of ________.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

25.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

26.

The water cycle includes interactions among which spheres?

a)

geosphere and hydrosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmoshpere

c)

biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

d)

all the spheres

27.
Ocean currents move energy in the form of
a)
Salt
b)
Water
c)
Heat
d)
Oxygen
28.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
29.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
d)
Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.
30.
Why do land breezes occur at night?
a)
Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
b)
Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
c)
Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
d)
Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

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