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WorksheetsChapter 6: Weather Patterns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Two conditions required for cloud formation are: Cooling of the air and
evaporation of fog
a swirling jet stream
the presence of particles in the air
certain sized water droplets
The suffix "nimbus" means
gray
high altitude
cloud
rain
Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called
status clouds
cumulonimbus clouds
cirrus clouds
nimbostratus clouds
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called
dew
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a
tornado
cyclone
hurricane
thunderhead
Hurricanes typically form over
cold ocean water
areas of high pressure
warm ocean water
very dry land masses
What type of clouds forms at high altitudes and appears wispy and feathery?
cirrus
altocumulus
cumulus
stratus
What is the name for raindrops that freeze as they fall through the air?
dew
sleet
hail
frost
The boundary where air masses meet becomes a
front
jet stream
cyclone
cloud
An open-ended tube that collects rain is called a
anemometer
psychrometer
rain meter
rain gauge
Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton are
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
stratus clouds
fog
Clouds that form near the ground are called
cirrus clouds
cumulus clouds
dew
fog
Rain that freezes on a cold surface is
sleet
freezing rain
hail
snow
Hail forms only inside what type of cloud?
cirrus cloud
cumulus cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
stratus cloud
A "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands
waves
storm surge
storm
tornado
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
storm
cloud formation
condensation
evaporation
A tropical cyclone with winds of 119 km/h or higher is a
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
winter storm
A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning is a
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
winter storm
If the air is colder than 0 oC all the way to the ground, the precipitation will fall as
rain
sleet
freezing rain
snow
A sudden electrical discharge that often accompanies thunderstorms is called
thunder
precipitation
lightning
cyclones
