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WorksheetsEarth's Systems Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This weather tool measures wind speed
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
2.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
3.
__________ a two-thermometer instrument slung around a rod or pole that is also referred to as a wet dry bulb used to measure relative humidity.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
anemometer
4.
Warm air near the Earth’s surface rises and then cools and drops, this creates a _________________ in the atmosphere.
a)
run-off
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
convection current
d)
water cylce
5.
Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Climate Effect
d)
Atmosphere Effect
6.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
7.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
8.
What measures temperature?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer
9.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
10.
When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
watch
c)
front
d)
cloud
11.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
13.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
14.
what kind of pressure predicts good weather?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
cold
d)
stationary
15.
This weather tool is used to measure...
a)
Temperature
b)
Rainfall
c)
Wind Speed
d)
Humidity
16.
This weather tool is used to determine...
a)
Temperature
b)
Wind Vain
c)
Wind Direction
d)
Rainfall
17.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
18.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS) _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
19.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
20.
Yesterday we had tornadoes and thunderstorms, what front was responsible for that?
a)
Warm
b)
Stationary
c)
Cold
d)
Occluded
21.
The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is
a)
the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
b)
the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
c)
the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
22.
The source of all wind on Earth is the . . .
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
23.
_______ is created by unequal heating of the Earth's surface
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Wind
d)
River movement
24.
Ocean currents are created by
a)
Dense cold water sinking
b)
Dense cold water rising
c)
Less dense water sinking
d)
Less dense warm water rising and more dense cold water sinking
25.
If you are sitting on the beach during the day enjoying a cool breeze, which way will it be blowing?
a)
from sea to land
b)
from land to sea
c)
from north to south
d)
from east to west
26.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
27.
This breeze happens at night when the air over the land cools down faster than the air over the ocean.
a)
Land Breeze
b)
Sea Breeze
28.
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called
a)
density currents.
b)
Coriolis currents.
c)
surface currents.
d)
deep currents
29.
Which of the following factors control surface currents?
a)
global winds
b)
the Coriolis effect
c)
shape of the continents
d)
All of the above
30.
______ carry warmer, less dense water from the equator to the polar regions.
a)
Trade currents
b)
Coriolis currents
c)
Surface currents
d)
Deep currents
31.
________ is a process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from deep ocean rises to the surface and replaces warm surface water.
a)
Overwelping
b)
Downwelling
c)
Upwelling
d)
Sources downing
32.
Currents that are far beneath the surface
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
surface currents
c)
current
d)
global winds
33.
These are the winds that blow from the east to the west
a)
westerlies
b)
easterlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet stream
34.
Two types of ocean currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
35.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Currents
d)
Gulf Stream
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