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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which environment has the lowest relative humidity?

a)

a tropical rain forest

b)

a desert

c)

a farmland

d)

a swamp

2.

A "snapshot" of conditions of a particular time over a large area.

a)

precipitation

b)

weather balloon

c)

weather map

d)

humidity

3.

Clouds that typically form on warm afternoons when warm air rises.

a)

stratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulus

4.

Clouds that product thunderstorms

a)

stratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumululs

5.

Which is true about thunder?

a)

It occurs because light travels faster than sound.

b)

It causes lightning to occur

c)

It occurs because lightning heats the air.

d)

It causes rain to fall from the sky.

6.

You should do all of the following during a thunderstorm EXCEPT:

a)

Get out of your car and go under a tree.

b)

Avoid touching electrical outlets

c)

Do not use the telephone.

d)

Get out of the water if you are swimming.

7.

All of the following are true about tornadoes EXCEPT

a)

Tornadoes often occur in central United States.

b)

Tornadoes are common in late summer and early fall.

c)

Tornadoes often occur in the great plains.

d)

Tornadoes occur more in the United States than in any other country.

8.

What does the Fujita scale measure?

a)

Damage done during a hurricane

b)

Damage done during a tornado

c)

Wind speed of a hurricane

d)

Wind speed of a tornado

9.

What does the Saffir-Simpson scale measure?

a)

Damage done during a hurricane

b)

Damage done during a tornado

c)

Wind speed of a hurricane

d)

Wind speed of a tornado

10.

What does F5 mean on the Fujita scale?

a)

A hurricane with little damage

b)

An extremely destructive hurricane

c)

A tornado with little damage

d)

An extremely destructive tornado

11.

A tornado watch means that a tornado has been spotted and you should take shelter immediately.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity and air pressure at a give height is called a/an

a)

jetstream

b)

wind

c)

front

d)

air mass

13.

These types of fronts normally move quickly and can lead to damaging weather including severe thunderstorms.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

14.

These types of fronts usually bring light rain or snow and often are followed by warm and humid weather.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

15.

When a warm air masses is trapped between two cold air masses.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

16.

Sometimes when a warm and cold front meet, neither can push the other, creating a "standoff"

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

17.

Cool, humid air masses form over the icy cold North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans.

a)

marine tropical

b)

marine polar

c)

continental tropical

d)

continental polar

18.

Hot, dry air masses form mostly in summer over dry areas of the Southwest and northern Mexico.

a)

marine tropical

b)

marine polar

c)

continental tropical

d)

continental polar

19.

These air masses bring clear, cold, dry air to much of North America

a)

marine tropical

b)

marine polar

c)

continental tropical

d)

continental polar

20.

The boundary where the air masses meet becomes a

a)

jet stream

b)

prevailing westerlies

c)

front

d)

humidity

21.

Measure wind speed

a)

anemometer

b)

wind wane

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

22.

Tells us wind direction

a)

anemometer

b)

wind vane

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

23.

What is humidity?

a)

temperature that is measured with the thermometer

b)

air pressure measured with a barometer

c)

how hot or cold it is outside

d)

a measure of the water vapor in the air

24.

What happens when a tornado first forms?

a)

A tornado touches down

b)

Hail falls from a cloud and causes a circular motion

c)

An updraft tilts a column of spinning air

d)

Cool, dense air begins descending

25.

What is likely the main cause of the rotational patterns of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Jet Stream

b)

Low relative humidity

c)

high pressure systems

d)

Coriolis Effect

26.

An air mass in a valley travels up a mountainside. What causes the movement of this air?

a)

tidal pull of the moon’s gravity

b)

evaporation of water from the soil in the valley

c)

warming by solar energy re-radiated from the ground

d)

Cooling effect of ice crystals in the air over the mountain

27.

Select ALL that represent a stage of a thunderstorm.

a)

Strong updrafts form inside the cloud.

b)

The Coriolis effect causes winds to spiral counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

c)

Dies when a downdraft becomes stronger than the updraft.

d)

Electric charges build up in the cloud

28.

If the National Weather Service notifies you that conditions are right for a tornado to happen, they will issue a tornado __________.

a)

watch

b)

warning

c)

emergency

d)

rainstorm

29.

This measure air pressure

a)

anemometer

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

wind vane

30.

A low pressure system is likely to bring what kind of weather?

a)

Clear, sunny weather

b)

Cloudy, stormy weather

31.

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

fulcrum

32.

An axe is an example of a

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

wedge

33.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

34.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

35.

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

a)

effort

b)

power

c)

energy

d)

work

36.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

37.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
38.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
39.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
40.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
41.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
42.
Which choice is an example of a lever?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
43.

work is equal to _____________ multiplied by distance

a)

power

b)

friction

c)

force

d)

acceleration

44.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

45.

All of these are examples of a wheel and axle except:

a)

pizza cutter

b)

doorknob

c)

windmill

d)

pulley

46.

How can you reduce the amount of force required to lift an object using an inclined plane (ramp)?

a)

increase the length of the ramp

b)

increase the height of the ramp

c)

decrease the length of the ramp

47.

How much work is done if I use 5N of force to move an object 2 meters?

a)

10 Newtons

b)

7 Newtons

c)

10 Joules

d)

7 Joules

48.

What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

a)

complicated machine

b)

compound machine

c)

comprehensive machine

d)

constructed machine

49.

A lever is designed to:

a)

decrease the amount of force required to do work

b)

decrease the amount of time required to do work

c)

increase the amount of energy needed to work

d)

decrease the amount of work done

50.

A simple machine that is made up of an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder, often used to hold things together is a...

a)

lever

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

51.

The location or place of an object.

a)

Position

b)

Reference Point

c)

Push

d)

Dimension

52.

Idea that the observation of motion depends on the observer.

a)

Position

b)

Reference Point

c)

Relative Motion

d)

Dimension

53.

Measurable quantity of a particular kind such as; length, breadth, (width) depth, or height.

a)

Position

b)

Dimension

c)

Reference Point

d)

Speed

54.

A measure of how fast something moves or the distance it moves, in a given amount of time.

a)

Motion

b)

Position

c)

Acceleration

d)

Speed

55.

A measure of how quickly the velocity is changing.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Motion

d)

Velocity

56.

A force that moves an object away from another object.

a)

Gravity

b)

Push

c)

Pull

d)

Motion

57.

Speed in a specific direction

a)

Velocity

b)

Motion

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

58.

When two forces acting upon each other are equal in size preventing motion.

a)

Push

b)

Motion

c)

Unbalanced Forces

d)

Balanced Forces

59.

Starting point you choose to describe the location (or position) of an object.

a)

Reference Point

b)

Relative Motion

c)

Acceleration

d)

Dimension

60.

Change of position over time, an objects distance and direction from a reference point.

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Motion

d)

Relative Motion

61.

Push or a pull

a)

Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Speed

d)

Motion

62.

Force objects exert on each other because of their masses.

a)

Gravity

b)

Push

c)

Pull

d)

Net Force

63.

Force that moves an object closer to another object.

a)

Pull

b)

Force

c)

Push

d)

Motion

64.

When two forces acting upon each other are not equal in size causing motion.

a)

Unbalanced forces

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Motion

d)

Net force

65.

The resistance of an object to a change in the speed or direction of its motion.

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Force

66.

Overall force acting on an object when all of the forces on it are combined.

a)

Balanced force

b)

Contact force

c)

Net force

d)

Force

67.

When one object pushes or pulls another by touching.

a)

Balanced force

b)

Contact force

c)

Unbalanced force

d)

Net force

68.

A force that resists motion when 2 surfaces rub together.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Balanced force

69.

Which environment has the lowest relative humidity?

a)

a tropical rain forest

b)

a desert

c)

a farmland

d)

a swamp

70.

A "snapshot" of conditions of a particular time over a large area.

a)

precipitation

b)

weather balloon

c)

weather map

d)

humidity

71.

Clouds that product thunderstorms

a)

stratus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumululs

72.

Temperature decreases as the altitude increase in the

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

73.

Which of the following is true about the ozone?

a)

It is always helpful

b)

It is never helpful

c)

It can be helpful and harmful

d)

It is not helpful nor harmful

74.

The temperature increases as altitude increases because the ozone UV rays which warms the air in the

a)

stratosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

mesosphere

75.

Meteors burn up in this layer

a)

ionosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

76.

This is the layer WE live in

a)

troposphere

b)

exosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

mesosphere

77.

Air around us is comprised of 21% what?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Argon

78.

The air around us is comprised mainly of what?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neon

79.

Coldest layer of the atmosphere

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

80.

Hottest layer of the Earth- 1000+ degrees

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

81.

What might happen if we didn't have an atmosphere?

a)

Everything would go flying into space

b)

We wouldn't be able to breath

c)

The Earth's rotation would stop

d)

The season's would be longer

82.

Auroras occur here

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Ionosphere

83.

The layers of air that surround the Earth

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Air Pressure

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Gravity

84.

Why is it difficult to breath at high altitudes?

a)

Because you are getting closer to the sun as you go up

b)

Because atmospheric gases get thinner as you go up

c)

Because the amount of carbon dioxide increases as you go up

d)

Because there is no oxygen at the top of the troposphere

85.

When warm air rises and cool air sinks is called a

a)

wind

b)

local wind

c)

global wind

d)

convection current

86.

Warm air over land rises and is replaced by cool air from the ocean

a)

sea breeze

b)

land breeze

c)

convection current

d)

wind

87.

Caused by differences in air pressure

a)

sea breeze

b)

land breeze

c)

wind

d)

rain

88.

This causes weather to move across the United States

a)

local winds

b)

doldrums

c)

prevailing westerlies

d)

horse latitudes

89.

These are areas near the equator with weak wind

a)

prevailing westerlies

b)

polar easterlies

c)

doldrums

d)

horse latitudes

90.

This is when warm air rises at the equator divides and flows both north and south

a)

horse latitudes

b)

doldrums

c)

prevailing westerlies

d)

trade winds

91.

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called

a)

local winds

b)

global winds

c)

trade winds

d)

strong winds

92.

Winds that blow over short distances are called

a)

trade winds

b)

global winds

c)

weak winds

d)

local winds

93.

Process by which gases hold heat in Earth's atmosphere

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Gravity

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Air pressure

94.

Feathery, fair weather clouds

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cumulus

95.

Big, white, puffy clouds

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cumulus

96.

Dark, puffy rain clouds

a)

nimbus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulus

97.

Clouds that produce thunderstorms

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cirrus

98.

Process in which water becomes a gas (water vapor)

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

99.

When clouds get too heavy they release rain, sleet, snow or hail otherwise known as

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

100.

Process in which water vapor becomes a liquid

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

101.

Cumulonimbus clouds form by

a)

Dry air rising and cooling

b)

Humid air rising and cooling

c)

Dry air rising and warming

d)

Humid air rising and warming

102.

Gray sky clouds, usually indicating a drizzle or light rain

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

stratus

d)

nimbus

103.

Frozen precipitation melts and reaches the ground as

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

freezing rain

104.

Process by which plants release water vapor into the air

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

105.

Frozen precipitation melts in warm air and then freezes on cold surfaces

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

freezing rain

106.

Round pellets of ice that form when tossed back up into the cloud numerous times by an updraft

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

sleet

107.

When the Earth's rotation causes the winds to curve

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Global winds

d)

Prevailing westerlies

108.

The Coriolis effect makes global winds

a)

turn to the right—counterclockwise—in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left—clockwise—in the Southern Hemisphere

b)

turn to the right—counterclockwise—in the Southern Hemisphere and to the left—clockwise—in the Northern Hemisphere

c)

turn to the right in the Southern and Northern Hemisphere

d)

turn to the left in the Southern and Northern Hemisphere

109.

These help move weather from one place to another very quickly

a)

local winds

b)

prevailing westerlies

c)

land breeze

d)

jet streams

110.

Where can you find a jet stream?

a)

On Earth's surface

b)

1 km above Earth's surface

c)

10 km above Earth's surface

d)

100 km above Earth's surface

111.

Winds are caused by differences in

a)

Air pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Altitude

d)

Air density

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