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WorksheetsWeather and climate test - Jones 2022
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Are thunderstorms the most severe type of weather?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
If somebody says today's temperature is 32 degrees this is an example of what?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
3.
Which storm is likely to cause quick destruction along a narrow path?
a)
Blizzard
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
4.
Climate change is the change in weather on a daily basis.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What are the daily conditions of temperature, humidity and precipitation?
a)
weather
b)
climate
6.
Which climate zone gets the most amount of direct sunlight and rainfall and is the warmest?
a)
tropical
b)
temperate
c)
polar
7.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
8.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
9.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
10.
Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
percolation
11.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
a)
air mass
b)
front
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
12.
A small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
air mass
d)
cold front
13.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
14.
Climate or Weather?
Florida had its hottest day so far this year at 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
Florida had its hottest day so far this year at 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
15.
Climate or Weather?
New Hampshire recorded 12 inches of snow yesterday.
New Hampshire recorded 12 inches of snow yesterday.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
16.
Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
top to bottom
d)
bottom to top
17.
Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
air mass
d)
jet stream
18.
Earth is unevenly heated due to its?
a)
oceans and moon
b)
tilt and shape
c)
gravity and clouds
d)
climate and weather
19.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
20.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
21.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
22.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
23.
_______ climate is described as hot and wet, and is located in low latitudes.
a)
Tropical
b)
Dry
c)
Continental
d)
Moderate
24.
How do you know when the moon is broke?
a)
wrong answer
b)
Not this one either
c)
When it's down to its last quarter
d)
try again
25.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
27.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
28.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
29.
Which type of front is pictured?
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
30.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
31.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
32.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
33.
The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?
a)
a line with triangles on it
b)
a line with semi-circles on it
c)
a line with squares on it
d)
a line with circles on it
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