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WorksheetsWeather Maps and Air Pressure
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
2.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
3.
After a cold front passes through, what type of weather will there be?
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
4.
After a warm front passes through what type of weather will there be?
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
5.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
6.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
7.
Large body of air with similar temperature, pressure, and humidity.
a)
Cold front
b)
Warm front
c)
High pressure system
d)
Air mass
8.
Cold air moves in ______________direction.
a)
Downward
b)
Upward
c)
Left to right
d)
Circular
9.
Hot air moves in __________________direction.
a)
Upward
b)
Downward
c)
Circular
d)
Sideways
10.
The symbol for a low pressure system is?
a)
H
b)
L
c)
S
d)
W
11.
The symbol for a high pressure system is?
a)
L
b)
S
c)
W
d)
H
12.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
13.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
14.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air
15.
Which city is experiencing thunderstorms?
a)
Denver
b)
New York
c)
Miami
d)
Boise
16.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
17.
Which city is currently experiencing a snow storm?
a)
Seattle
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Chicago
d)
New York
18.
Which city has the highest the highest temperature?
a)
Dallas
b)
Chicago
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Miami
19.
Which city has partly cloudy skies?
a)
Boise
b)
New York
c)
Atlanta
d)
Dallas
20.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
21.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
22.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
thermometer
b)
anemometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
barometer
23.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
Christmas ornament
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
24.
This weather instrument is an...
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
25.
This tool is used with a wind vane to determine the direction of the wind.
a)
wrench
b)
screwdriver
c)
compass
d)
telescope
26.
Which instrument tells you the direction from which the wind is blowing?
a)
compass
b)
wind vane
c)
anemometer
d)
a compass and a wind vane
27.
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
a)
Hygrometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Wind Vane
28.
Identify a function of an anemometer:
a)
Tells the direction of the wind
b)
Mercury expands in hot weather
c)
Cups catch the wind and turn the dial
d)
Measures humidity
29.
What is this thermometer indicating?
a)
Hot weather
b)
Low air pressure
c)
Cold temperatures
d)
High wind speeds
30.
The type of instrument measures the amount of precipitation.
a)
Wind vane
b)
Barometer
c)
Rain Gauge
d)
Anemometer
e)
Thermometer
31.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
32.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
33.
What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
34.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
35.
What type of symbiosis? Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
36.
Remora are small fish with a sucker-like organ that allows them to attach themselves to larger animals like a shark. By doing this, the remora is able to gain protection from the presence of the shark while helping the shark stay clear from parasites. This relationship shows _?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
37.
Gobies are a type of small fish that live in small burrows. Sometimes these burrows are created and maintained by burrowing shrimp. The goby shares the burrow with the shrimp and uses it to protect its eggs. The shrimp has poor eyesight, but monitors the behavior of the goby with its antennae. When it feels the shrimp retreat into the burrow away from danger it quickly follows. This relationship demonstrates which of the following?
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
38.
The introduction of a non-native species into an ecosystem can result in serious ecological problems. This is often because the non-native species –
a)
adapt to changes quickly
b)
mutations
c)
lacks natural predators
d)
provides additional genetic diversity
39.
What factor would cause animals of the same species to begin competing with one another?
a)
increase in precipitation
b)
the presence of decomposers
c)
the introduction of a new food source
d)
limited supply of resources
40.
In an ecosystem, members of the lizards are observed eating members of the insect population. In this same ecosystem, birds are also observed using insects as a food source. The relationship between lizards and birds would best be described as –
a)
predator
b)
competitive
c)
parasitic
d)
mutualistic
41.
A bird makes a nest or a HOME in a tree. The bird gets a house and HELPED, but the tree is NOTHING.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
42.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
43.
Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snails.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
44.
A flea feeds on a mouse’s blood and harms the mouse.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
45.
a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
a)
competition
b)
predator/prey
c)
symbiosis
46.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is hurt or harmed...
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
47.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
48.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
49.
In this picture, the ZEBRA is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey
50.
In this picture, the lion is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey
51.
A species that grows out of control, is not native, and harms the environment is...
a)
invasive
b)
threatened
c)
endangered
d)
extinct
52.
What is potential energy?
a)
moving energy
b)
stored energy
c)
renewable energy
d)
non renewable energy
53.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
moving energy
b)
potential energy
c)
stored energy
d)
renewable energy
54.
Which type of energy increases when you compress a spring?
a)
elastic potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
sound energy
55.
Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?
a)
W
b)
Y
c)
X
d)
Z
56.
At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy (GPE)?
a)
A
b)
G
c)
D
d)
C
e)
G
57.
Which picture is NOT an example of Chemical PE?
a)
b)
c)
d)
58.
What potential energy is this graph representing?
a)
Electric
b)
Elastic
c)
Magnetic
d)
Gravitational
59.
At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
60.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
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