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WorksheetsUnit 5 Weather & Climate Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which statement correctly compares weather and climate?
Climate refers to the conditions over short periods of time; weather refers to conditions over long periods of time.
Climate refers to weather conditions over long periods of time; weather refers to conditions over short periods of time.
Weather refers to conditions in the atmosphere; climate refers to conditions nearer to the ground.
Weather refers to conditions nearer to the ground; climate refers to conditions in the atmosphere.
Examine the wind patterns in the illustrations. A sea breeze is a daytime wind pattern that is created because the air above the land heats up more quickly than air over water.
True
False
What is the process that moves water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere?
Precipitation
Runoff
Evaporation
Condensation
Jet streams affect global patterns of weather. Which of the following is NOT true of how jet streams influence local weather patterns?
Can result in mild to severe weather fronts
Transports water to and from the equator
Path fluctuates to the north or south depending on location of air masses
Dictated by the rotation of Earth
What is the process called when matter moves from the atmosphere back to the hydrosphere as show with arrow 2?
Precipitation
Condensation
Runoff
Evaporation
Which of the following is true of weather compared to climate?
Earth is divided into distinct weather zones that are created by global circulation.
Weather and climate both refer to the daily environmental conditions we experience around us.
All weather is caused by the Sun heating Earth unevenly, creating high- and low- pressure air masses.
Weather refers to the average conditions in a place over a long period of time.
Which of the following BEST explains how jet streams influence local weather patterns?
Their path fluctuates to the north or south depending on the location of hot and cold air masses.
They create a force (known as the pressure gradient force) that causes air to move.
Cause movements of ocean water in a continuous flow.
Can blow from north to south and from along the borders of masses of hot and cold air.
What is the name of the process that brings matter from Earth's surface into the atmosphere as seen with arrow 5 in the diagram?
Precipitation
Condensation
Runoff
Evaporation
Which two spheres are interacting in the following example: A delta forms at the mouth of a river as sediment drops into a new location.
Examine the wind patterns in the illustrations. A land breeze is a nighttime wind pattern that is created because the air above the land cools off more quickly than air over water.
True
False
Which two spheres (Earth's Systems) are interacting in the following example: Animals dig holes in the ground to make homes.
Which best describes the Gulf Stream?
An ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States.
An ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States.
An ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico.
An ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico.
Which is most likely an effect of the Gulf Stream?
Heavy rains in California
Severe drought in Australia
Milder winter temperatures in Florida
The Gulf Stream has no effect.
How does the Gulf Stream affect weather conditions along the eastern coast of the United States?
The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to decrease.
The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to increase.
The Gulf Stream causes more overcast skies.
The Gulf Stream does not affect weather conditions.
The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following in NOT a description of climate?
Winters are usually overcast in Cheyenne, WY.
Last week it rained every day in Loxahatchee, FL.
Summers are usually mild in Chicago, IL.
Annual rainfall is close to 42 inches in Mystic, CT.
Thermal energy from evaporating water drives the weather systems. What regions on Earth would have the MOST evaporation? Pick the BEST answer.
Along mountainous regions.
Near tropical rain forests.
Along coasts.
Near the equator.
The weather in an area is affected mostly by interactions between what elements?
Sunlight, humans, and tall buildings.
Polar ice, the rotation of Earth, and oceans.
Oceans, the atmosphere and sunlight.
Landforms, the Moon, and the atmosphere.
Which two spheres are interacting together in the following example: Snow and ice reflect heat which helps regulate Earth's temperature and climate?
Energy and matter move throughout Earth’s spheres as interactions occur. Which part of the water cycle would be affected by a change in the biosphere, such as a forest fire or deforestation? (SC.6.E.7.2)
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
transpiration
Which two spheres are interacting in the following example: Air masses cool and condense as they rise over the ocean?
Why is the water cycle important to the Troposphere? (SC.6.E.7.2)
Brings water vapor into the atmosphere to help create weather
Brings water vapor into the atmosphere to help heat up the atmosphere to burn up meteors.
Brings water vapor into the atmosphere to create Aurora borealis
Brings water vapor into the atmosphere to help absorb UV radiation
