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Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
Air pressure is greatest:
a)
closer to Earth
b)
farther from Earth
2.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
3.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
4.
Warm air mass that does not carry water:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
5.
Cold air mass that is carrying water is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
6.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
7.
This type of front results in the same weather for several days
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
8.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
9.
Most of the U.S.A weather storms come from the...
a)
East and Travel to the West
b)
West and Travel to the East
c)
North and Travel to the South
d)
South and Travel to the North
10.
Which front is represented on a map by a line with triangles attached to it?
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
11.
Which front is represented on a map as a line with half circles attached to it?
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Stationary
d)
Occluded
12.
What is an air mass?
a)
a place where weather always changes in an extreme way
b)
a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
c)
any cloud that produces rain, sleet, snow or hail
d)
any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing
13.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
14.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
15.
What would you expect from a Continental Polar air mass?
a)
moist, warm air
b)
dry, cold air
c)
dry, warm air
16.
What would you expect from a Maritime Tropical air mass?
a)
dry, warm air
b)
moist, cold air
c)
moist, warm air
17.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
18.
What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
19.
Hot air rises because...
a)
it is less dense
b)
it is heavier
c)
it is more dense
d)
it contains Helium
20.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
21.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
22.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
23.
This is the symbol for a...
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
24.
Air travels
a)
from high pressure to low pressure
b)
from low pressure to high pressue
25.
The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
atmosphere
26.
Which of the following will heat the fastest?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
both heat at equal rates
27.
Differences in air pressure cause wind.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
As altitude increases, air pressure _______.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
29.
What causes wind?
a)
differences in air pressure
b)
differences in gravity
c)
difference in oxygen
d)
differences in the thermosphere
30.
What causes differences in air pressure?
a)
even heating of the Earth
b)
Even cooling of the earth
c)
uneven heating of the earth
d)
global warming
31.
Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more____________________.
a)
wind
b)
solar radiation
c)
air pressure
d)
condensation
32.
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:
a)
trade winds
b)
convection currents
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
polar easterlies
33.
The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?
a)
Earth's revolution
b)
Earth's magnetic field
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
Earth's gravitational pull
34.
In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?
a)
from east to west
b)
from west to east
c)
from north to south
d)
from south to north
35.
The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:
a)
subtropical westerlies
b)
polar westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
polar winds
36.
What kind of breeze is this & what time of day/night would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
37.
How does the air move in a land breeze?
a)
From east to west
b)
From west to east
c)
From the land to the ocean
d)
From the ocean to the land
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