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WorksheetsWeather Quest
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
What layer is closest to the Earth?
Exosphere
Troposphere
Ionosphere
Mesosphere
A low pressure air mass that forms in the tropics
(a)
What type of air mass forms over land?
polar
tropical
maritime
continental
Auroras take place in this layer.
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Name given to the combination of the mesosphere and thermosphere.
(a)
The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.
(a)
What type of front produces intense weather that leaves as quickly as it comes in?
warm
cold
occluded
stationary
This layer contains the jet stream
(a)
Which part of the water cycle creates clouds?
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
runoff
Which type of air mass forms over oceans?
maritime
polar
tropical
continental
Which type of front doesn't move because neither air mass is strong enough to move the other out of the way?
warm
cold
occluded
stationary
A swirling center of low air pressure.
(a)
Layer with no definite outer limit as it merges with space.
(a)
