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Elements of Weather and Climate Grade 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.

a)

humidity

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

dew point

2.

The amount of water vapour in the air is called _________

a)

weather

b)

dew point

c)

climate

d)

humidity

3.

___________ is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.

a)

weather

b)

humidity

c)

relative humidity

d)

dew point

4.

The ______________ is the temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs.

a)

weather

b)

humidity

c)

dew point

d)

relative humidity

5.

__________ is any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Wind

c)

Air pressure

d)

Visibility

6.

__________ is the force of air molecules pushing on an area.

a)

Wind

b)

Air pressure

c)

Precipitation

d)

Visibility

7.

__________ is the air that moves horizontally or parallel to the ground.

a)

Air pressure

b)

Precipitation

c)

Wind

d)

Visibility

8.

__________ is a measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.

a)

precipitation

b)

air pressure

c)

wind

d)

visibility

9.

The instrument used to measure humidity is called a _____

a)

anemometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

thermometer

d)

aneroid barometer

10.

The cyclone Aila, May 2009, affected the state of ___________ in India.

a)

Odisha

b)

Bangladesh

c)

West Bengal

d)

Andhra Pradesh

11.

Northern Africa experiences the local wind _____________.

a)

Chinook

b)

Foehn

c)

Harmattan

d)

Mistral

12.

______________ describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

a)

Latitude

b)

Climate

c)

Elevation

d)

Topography

13.

______________ is the angular distance in degrees north and south from the equator.

a)

Climate

b)

Latitude

c)

Topography

d)

Elevation

14.

The Equatorial low-pressure belt is an area of calm and is called as _____________.

a)

horse latitude

b)

labrador

c)

mistral

d)

doldrums

15.

__________ refers to the height of an area above sea level.

a)

climate

b)

latitude

c)

topography

d)

elevation

16.

The currents on the surface of the ocean, are called ____________.

a)

latitude

b)

surface currents

c)

elevation

d)

topography

17.

A ________ is an area of low pressure surrounded by high pressure.

a)

loo

b)

cyclone

c)

anticyclone

d)

chinook

18.

The side of the mountain that receives the maximum rainfall is the ___________ side.

a)

leeward

b)

rain shadow

c)

windward

d)

front

19.

The ________ blow from the subtropical high-pressure belt to the sub-polar low-pressure belt in both the hemispheres.

a)

Planetary

b)

Trade

c)

Westerlies

d)

Polar

20.

Atmospheric pressure is measured in __________.

a)

Meter

b)

Degree

c)

Celcius

d)

Millibar