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Chapter 6: Weather Patterns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two conditions required for cloud formation are: Cooling of the air and

a)

evaporation of fog

b)

a swirling jet stream

c)

the presence of particles in the air

d)

certain sized water droplets

2.

The suffix "nimbus" means

a)

gray

b)

high altitude

c)

cloud

d)

rain

3.

Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called

a)

status clouds

b)

cumulonimbus clouds

c)

cirrus clouds

d)

nimbostratus clouds

4.

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

a)

dew

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

5.

A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a

a)

tornado

b)

cyclone

c)

hurricane

d)

thunderhead

6.

Hurricanes typically form over

a)

cold ocean water

b)

areas of high pressure

c)

warm ocean water

d)

very dry land masses

7.

What type of clouds forms at high altitudes and appears wispy and feathery?

a)

cirrus

b)

altocumulus

c)

cumulus

d)

stratus

8.

What is the name for raindrops that freeze as they fall through the air?

a)

dew

b)

sleet

c)

hail

d)

frost

9.

The boundary where air masses meet becomes a

a)

front

b)

jet stream

c)

cyclone

d)

cloud

10.

An open-ended tube that collects rain is called a

a)

anemometer

b)

psychrometer

c)

rain meter

d)

rain gauge

11.

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton are

a)

cirrus clouds

b)

cumulus clouds

c)

stratus clouds

d)

fog

12.

Clouds that form near the ground are called

a)

cirrus clouds

b)

cumulus clouds

c)

dew

d)

fog

13.

Rain that freezes on a cold surface is

a)

sleet

b)

freezing rain

c)

hail

d)

snow

14.

Hail forms only inside what type of cloud?

a)

cirrus cloud

b)

cumulus cloud

c)

cumulonimbus cloud

d)

stratus cloud

15.

A "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands

a)

waves

b)

storm surge

c)

storm

d)

tornado

16.

A violent disturbance in the atmosphere

a)

storm

b)

cloud formation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

17.

A tropical cyclone with winds of 119 km/h or higher is a

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

d)

winter storm

18.

A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning is a

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

d)

winter storm

19.

If the air is colder than 0 oC all the way to the ground, the precipitation will fall as

a)

rain

b)

sleet

c)

freezing rain

d)

snow

20.

A sudden electrical discharge that often accompanies thunderstorms is called

a)

thunder

b)

precipitation

c)

lightning

d)

cyclones