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WorksheetsWeather&Climate test
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 14mins
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A isobar is
A line on a map connecting points with the same temperature
A line on a map connecting points with the same precipitations
A line on a map connecting points with the same pressure
a weather map
Look at the picture. Label the gases that compose the atmosphere: Number 3 (Yellow)
Water Vapour
Oxygen
Argon
Nitrogen
Look at the picture. Label the gases that compose the atmosphere: Number 2 (Red)
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Ozone
Water vapour
Convert 32 º Fahrenheit in degrees Celsius
24 º C
0 º C
10 º C
15 º C
Convert 33 º Celsius in Fahrenheit degrees
91,4 º F
57,3 º F
82,6 º F
100 º F
To find out wind speed meteorologist used
Rain gauge
Barometer
Wind vane
Anemometer
This is the study of the atmosphere, including weather over such time
Climatology
Astronomy
Geography
Meteorology
Which of this is not an element of climate
Temperature
Solar radiation
Humidity
Air pressure
Precipitation in the form of small balls of ice that fall heavilly onto the Earth's surface
Snow
Drizzle
Hail
Freezing rain
Climate is the average atmospheric conditions in a certain place at a specific moment
False
True
It is the base unit of temperature in the international System of Units
º Celsius
º Fahrenheit
º Rankine
Kelvin
It occurs when a current of moist air flows upward and over a mountainous barrier
Orographic precipitation
Cyclon
Drizzle
High pressure
Temperature decreases with altitude (-6,5 º C / 1000 m)
True
False
It is the amount of water vapour in the air
Rain
Humidity
Clouds
Condensation
This layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone Layer
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
What weather instrument tells wind direction?
Wind gauge
Anemometer
Wind vane
Barometer
Match the word with definition: "strong, continuous movement of the wind in one direction."
Jet-stream
Hurricane
Cyclon
Current
Atmospheric pressure....
drops as altitude increasses
drops as altitude decreasses
rises as altitude increasses
All answers are true
Precipitation was affected by altitude, most rain falls in this areas
Windward side of the mountains
Leeward side of the mountains
Areas with high pressure generally have
High temperature
Precipitation
Dry weather
Low temperature
Winds are named after the direction they come from
True
False
Mormal pressure is 1013 mbar
At sea level
In the highest peak of the world
At 15 º Fahrenheit.
At sea level and at 15 º Celsius.
Is the layer of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Which of this is not an unit of temperature
Celsius degrees
Rankine degrees
Kelvin degrees
Fahrenheit degrees
It is a factor that affects the temperature
Ocean currents
Humidity
Wind
Jet-Stream
In the case of high mountains, which is the most important factor that affects the temperature
Latitude
Altitude
Proximity to the sea
Ocean currents
We use this unit to measure the humidity
Mbar
mm
gr/m3
l/m2
In Mediterranean Sea a "Levante wind" moves to
West (poniente)
East (Levante)
North (Septentrional)
South (Meridional)
The constant recording of weather information helps to determine the climate of an area
False
True
Areas with low pressure generally have
Sunny weather
Dry weather
Precipitation
High temperature
What weather instrument measures humidity
Barometer
Pluviometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Do the following statement refer to weather or climate?: Jaén has hot summers
Weather
Climate
This science studies climatic elements and the factors that affect it
Climatology
Meteorology
Geography
Astronomy
Cool ocean currents produce higher temperatures in nearby coastal regions
True
False
The sea heats up and cools down more slowly than the land.
True
False
Is water from atmosphere that falls onto the Earth's surface
Humidity
Precipitation
Water vapour
Ozone
Wind is defined as
air moving vertically from areas of low pressure to areas of hihg pressure
a type of precipitation
air moving horizontally from areas of low pressure to areas of hihg pressure
air moving horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
Temperature decreases from the Equator towards the poles
True
False
