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Weather test review 7.E.1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What must the relative humidity be if it is foggy outside?
a)
100 
b)
90
c)
50
d)
0
2.
The letter "L" on a weather map means ___________.
a)
low temperature
b)
low humidity
c)
low air pressure
d)
low winds
3.
What happens to the air pressure as you go higher in altitude?
a)
It remains steady
b)
It changes randomly
c)
It decreases
d)
It increases
4.
Low, gray, layered clouds that cover the sky and bring steady rain are ________.
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulonimbus
d)
nimbostratus
5.
Which of theses processes in the water cycle causes dew to form in the morning?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
6.
The ________ move weather systems in the United States from west to east. 
a)
trade winds
b)
westerlies
c)
polar easterlies
d)
La Nina
7.
When scattered white, puffy, cumulus clouds appear in South Carolina, the weather that day will most likely be ________.
a)
foggy
b)
stormy
c)
fair
d)
rainy
8.
At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the ocean. What is the reason for the breeze?
a)
The waves generate air currents that move towards land.
b)
The land is cooler than that of the sea, causing a land breeze.
c)
Air over land warms up faster and rises allowing cooler air over water to move in.
d)
There are no clouds to block the wind coming in from the sea.
9.
Air flow in the tropical region results from _________.
a)
the sun heating the surface near the equator, causing warm air to rise, cool and descend near 30 degrees latitude.
b)
waves on the warm ocean waters disturbing the air causing strong winds to develop, including hurricanes
c)
cooler air rising from 30 degrees latitude, warming up and descending near the equator
d)
the spinning of the Earth causing counter-clockwise winds to develop into hurricanes
10.
The lines on this map are called ____ and are used to show areas of ____________.
a)
isotherms, equal temperatures
b)
isobars, equal temperatures
c)
isotherms, equal barometric pressures
d)
isobars, equal barometric pressures
11.
What part of the water cycle involves convection transporting water?
a)
flow of water down a stream
b)
rain forming and falling from the sky
c)
water evaporating and rising into the air
d)
rainfall being absorbed by the ground
12.
Image that it is summertime and the air around you is warm and humid. What type of weather can you expect as a cool, dry air mass rapidly approaches?
a)
a hurricane
b)
sunny, dry weather
c)
thunderstorms
d)
sleet and freezing rain
13.
In the northern hemisphere, the jet stream moves from ___________.
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
north to south
d)
south to north
14.
How does the sun's energy affect the movement of global winds?
a)
It makes them curve.
b)
It brings heavy rains in the summer.
c)
It causes areas of either low or high air pressure.
d)
It heats up the land and water at the same rate. 
15.
What part of Earth recieves the most direct sunlight?
a)
The Equator
b)
The Tropics
c)
The Poles
d)
North America
16.
What causes Hurricanes?
a)
Warm Ocean Water
b)
Convection
c)
Tornadoes that make it to the Ocean
d)
Earthquakes in the Ocean
17.
A cold front brings...
a)
Cold and wet weather
b)
Cold and dry weather
c)
Thunderstorms that last for long periods of time
d)
Hurricanes
18.
where would the coldest temperatures be?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
19.

Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?

a)

because the temperatures over land and over water change

b)

because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

c)

because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean

d)

because cool air sinks and stays in place over land

20.

Which most affects the climate of an area?

a)

latitude

b)

humidity

c)

vegetation

d)

precipitation

21.

Which instrument is used to record average precipitation?

a)

rain gauge

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

weather vane

22.

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

a)

North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

b)

North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

c)

North Carolina will experience mild weather.

d)

North Carolina will experience cold weather.

23.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
24.
Convection causes Ocean and Wind currents to ...
a)
Rise from the equator to the poles
b)
Drop from the poles to the equator
c)
Die down
d)
Remain the Same
25.
The Coriolis effect causes ___________.
a)
the Earth to rotate on its axis
b)
continental deflection
c)
global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
d)
global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.
26.

Zero visibility caused by heavy snowfall combined with strong updrafts and downdrafts is called a visibility blizzard.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with winds that blow up to 500 km/h is called a tornado.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
How are tornadoes and hurricanes similar?
a)
both form over land
b)
both form over water
c)
both cause flooding
d)
both have high winds

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