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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Weather is driven by ______
Rotation of the Earth on its axis
Uneven heating of Earth's surface
Revolution of the Earth around the sun
The moon's Gravity
What type of heat transfer drives weather in the atmosphere?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Convection happens when _______
Warm fluids rise and cold fluids sink
Warm fluids sink and cold fluids rise
Heat moves through touch
High Pressure usually brings what kind of weather?
Sunny
Stormy
Rainy
Low pressure brings what type of weather?
Sunny
Stormy
Calm
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
Stormy
Sunny
Snowy
Hot
Michael observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Michael most likely observe as a result?
Increasingly clear skies and more wind
Increasingly clear skies and dry weather
increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms
Wind always moves from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.
Low, Low
High, High
Low, High
High, Low
Which statement correctly defines wind?
Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
What type of front is this
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
What is symbol C (the 3rd front the top)?
Occluded Front
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
A front is...
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
a line where hot and cold air are separating
a line where two different air masses meet
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
When I cold front is approaching, what happens
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms
Why does a hurricane slow down when it hits land?
The wind stops it
It stops raining
It loses its energy source
The air is different
