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Weather&Climate test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name:

4 lines
2.

A isobar is

a)

A line on a map connecting points with the same temperature

b)

A line on a map connecting points with the same precipitations

c)

A line on a map connecting points with the same pressure

d)

a weather map

3.

Look at the picture. Label the gases that compose the atmosphere: Number 3 (Yellow)

a)

Water Vapour

b)

Oxygen

c)

Argon

d)

Nitrogen

4.

Look at the picture. Label the gases that compose the atmosphere: Number 2 (Red)

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Ozone

d)

Water vapour

5.

Convert 32 º Fahrenheit in degrees Celsius

a)

24 º C

b)

0 º C

c)

10 º C

d)

15 º C

6.

Convert 33 º Celsius in Fahrenheit degrees

a)

91,4 º F

b)

57,3 º F

c)

82,6 º F

d)

100 º F

7.

To find out wind speed meteorologist used

a)

Rain gauge

b)

Barometer

c)

Wind vane

d)

Anemometer

8.

This is the study of the atmosphere, including weather over such time

a)

Climatology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geography

d)

Meteorology

9.

Which of this is not an element of climate

a)

Temperature

b)

Solar radiation

c)

Humidity

d)

Air pressure

10.

Precipitation in the form of small balls of ice that fall heavilly onto the Earth's surface

a)

Snow

b)

Drizzle

c)

Hail

d)

Freezing rain

11.

Climate is the average atmospheric conditions in a certain place at a specific moment

a)

False

b)

True

12.

It is the base unit of temperature in the international System of Units

a)

º Celsius

b)

º Fahrenheit

c)

º Rankine

d)

Kelvin

13.

It occurs when a current of moist air flows upward and over a mountainous barrier

a)

Orographic precipitation

b)

Cyclon

c)

Drizzle

d)

High pressure

14.

Temperature decreases with altitude (-6,5 º C / 1000 m)

a)

True

b)

False

15.

It is the amount of water vapour in the air

a)

Rain

b)

Humidity

c)

Clouds

d)

Condensation

16.

This layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone Layer

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Troposphere

17.

What weather instrument tells wind direction?

a)

Wind gauge

b)

Anemometer

c)

Wind vane

d)

Barometer

18.

Match the word with definition: "strong, continuous movement of the wind in one direction."

a)

Jet-stream

b)

Hurricane

c)

Cyclon

d)

Current

19.

Atmospheric pressure....

a)

drops as altitude increasses

b)

drops as altitude decreasses

c)

rises as altitude increasses

d)

All answers are true

20.

Precipitation was affected by altitude, most rain falls in this areas

a)

Windward side of the mountains

b)

Leeward side of the mountains

21.

Areas with high pressure generally have

a)

High temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Dry weather

d)

Low temperature

22.

Winds are named after the direction they come from

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Mormal pressure is 1013 mbar

a)

At sea level

b)

In the highest peak of the world

c)

At 15 º Fahrenheit.

d)

At sea level and at 15 º Celsius.

24.

Is the layer of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Exosphere

25.

Which of this is not an unit of temperature

a)

Celsius degrees

b)

Rankine degrees

c)

Kelvin degrees

d)

Fahrenheit degrees

26.

It is a factor that affects the temperature

a)

Ocean currents

b)

Humidity

c)

Wind

d)

Jet-Stream

27.

In the case of high mountains, which is the most important factor that affects the temperature

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Proximity to the sea

d)

Ocean currents

28.

We use this unit to measure the humidity

a)

Mbar

b)

mm

c)

gr/m3

d)

l/m2

29.

In Mediterranean Sea a "Levante wind" moves to

a)

West (poniente)

b)

East (Levante)

c)

North (Septentrional)

d)

South (Meridional)

30.

The constant recording of weather information helps to determine the climate of an area

a)

False

b)

True

31.

Areas with low pressure generally have

a)

Sunny weather

b)

Dry weather

c)

Precipitation

d)

High temperature

32.

What weather instrument measures humidity

a)

Barometer

b)

Pluviometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Hygrometer

33.

Do the following statement refer to weather or climate?: Jaén has hot summers

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

34.

This science studies climatic elements and the factors that affect it

a)

Climatology

b)

Meteorology

c)

Geography

d)

Astronomy

35.

Cool ocean currents produce higher temperatures in nearby coastal regions

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The sea heats up and cools down more slowly than the land.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Is water from atmosphere that falls onto the Earth's surface

a)

Humidity

b)

Precipitation

c)

Water vapour

d)

Ozone

38.

Wind is defined as

a)

air moving vertically from areas of low pressure to areas of hihg pressure

b)

a type of precipitation

c)

air moving horizontally from areas of low pressure to areas of hihg pressure

d)

air moving horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

39.

Temperature decreases from the Equator towards the poles

a)

True

b)

False