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Weather- FIT

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

Weather is driven by ______

a)

Rotation of the Earth on its axis

b)

Uneven heating of Earth's surface

c)

Revolution of the Earth around the sun

d)

The moon's Gravity

2.

What type of heat transfer drives weather in the atmosphere?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

3.

Convection happens when _______

a)

Warm fluids rise and cold fluids sink

b)

Warm fluids sink and cold fluids rise

c)

Heat moves through touch

4.

High Pressure usually brings what kind of weather?

a)

Sunny

b)

Stormy

c)

Rainy

5.

Low pressure brings what type of weather?

a)

Sunny

b)

Stormy

c)

Calm

6.

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?

a)

Stormy

b)

Sunny

c)

Snowy

d)

Hot

7.

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?

a)

Increasingly clear skies and more wind

b)

Increasingly clear skies and dry weather

c)

increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms

8.

Wind always moves from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.

a)

Low, Low

b)

High, High

c)

Low, High

d)

High, Low

9.

Which statement correctly defines wind?

a)

Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure

b)

Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

c)

Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

d)

Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

10.

What type of front is this

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

11.

What is symbol C (the 3rd front the top)?

a)

Occluded Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Warm Front

d)

Stationary Front

12.

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

13.

When I cold front is approaching, what happens

a)

warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures

b)

warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures

c)

warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms

d)

cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

14.

Why does a hurricane slow down when it hits land?

a)

The wind stops it

b)

It stops raining

c)

It loses its energy source

d)

The air is different