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Predicting Weather Practice Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time or place is called

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

evaporation

d)

forecast

2.

The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year, and is usually watched over a period of 30 years.

a)

weather

b)

air mass

c)

climate

d)

front

3.

Large areas of air that have the same properties are called

a)

fronts

b)

air masses

c)

tornadoes

d)

atmopsheres

4.

Weather stays the same throughout an air mass.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Where do air masses usually form?

a)

Near the ground.

b)

Near poles or the Equator.

c)

Near mountaintops.

d)

Outside of the atmosphere.

6.

What are the boundaries called where two air masses with different temperatures meet?

a)

maps

b)

regions

c)

fronts

d)

thermospheres

7.

Which type of front forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

8.

Which type of front forms when a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

9.

Which type of front forms when air masses are not moving?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

10.

Which type of front can cause rainy weather to last for days?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

11.

What is the function of weather maps? Check all that are true.

a)

To show weather conditions at a certain time and place.

b)

Give information about air temperature, pressure, precipitation and wind.

c)

Cause severe weather to occur.

d)

Show the location of fronts.

12.

What is the prediction of weather conditions called?

a)

weather map

b)

forecast

c)

climate

d)

air mass

13.

Rainstorms that include lightning and thunder are called

a)

thunderheads

b)

tsunamis

c)

thunderstorms

d)

lightning storms

14.

Lightning is the spark caused by buildup of electricity in a thunderstorm.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What are the ways to stay safe during a thunderstorm?

a)

Go outside.

b)

Stand near trees.

c)

Stay indoors and away from windows.

d)

Get away from tall objects outdoors.

16.

Funnel-shaped clouds with wind speeds up to 300 miles are called

a)

hurricanes

b)

tornadoes

c)

thunderheads

d)

tropical storms

17.

The funnel cloud becomes a tornado when it touches the

a)

trees

b)

ground

c)

clouds

18.

Tropical storms can become hurricanes when the wind speed reaches more than ______ miles per hour or more.

a)

200

b)

74

c)

20

d)

15

19.

Places that have repeating weather patterns over long periods of time are called

a)

climate regions

b)

currents

c)

climate models

d)

weather regions

20.

Which region has cold climates with low precipitation?

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

temporate

21.

Which region is near the equator and has warm, humid and rainy weather patterns?

a)

polar

b)

temporate

c)

tropical