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Unit 4 lesson 4.2 and 4.3 Nelson Weather

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time, as in now or soon?

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

current

d)

status

2.

When something changes from a liquid to a gas that process is called....

a)

absorption

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

3.

Spongebob is absorbent, meaning he is...

a)

yellow

b)

living in a pineapple under the sea

c)

alive

d)

can take in liquids

4.

Patterns created by the movement of the oceans that bring wind and weather patterns are called...

a)

ocean patterns

b)

oceanography

c)

ocean currents

d)

ocean weather

5.

The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees is called ...

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Altitude

d)

Equator

6.

The average weather conditions over a long period of time is an areas...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

zone

d)

current

7.

Halfway between the north and south pole, you will find an imaginary line on maps called the...

a)

equator

b)

belt

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

8.

Your birthday happens once a year, so it is...

a)

weekly

b)

annual

c)

monthly

d)

sequenced

9.

Greenhouse gases and other factors are causing Earth to warm. Scientists call this...

a)

global heating

b)

earth baking

c)

global warming

d)

normal

10.

If I want to say what will happen before it occurs, I am making a ...

a)

hypothesis

b)

prediction

c)

guess

d)

date

11.

For March Madness, I used all I know about the teams to make an educated guess for my bracket. I made

a)

a hypothesis

b)

a guess

c)

a wager

d)

a prediction

12.

Condensation begins at a ...

a)

due point

b)

dew point

c)

do point

d)

duo point

13.

Changing from a liquid to a gas produces a ...

a)

water droplet

b)

a drop in temperature

c)

a vapor

d)

a smell

14.

This moisture in the air makes summers in the south REALLY uncomfortable and hot.

a)

fog

b)

precipitation

c)

Humidity

d)

clouds

15.

These storms develop over water and have winds of more than 119mph are called...

a)

tornados

b)

monsoons

c)

typhoons

d)

hurricanes

16.

The transfer of heat when heat energy is directly transferred between molecules is called

a)

conduction

b)

condensation

c)

burning

d)

freezing

17.

I am a storm in the Indian or western Pacific. I am a...

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

tornado

d)

blizzard

18.

I am the measurement of air molecules pressing downward. I am...

a)

the temperature

b)

air pressure

c)

humidity

d)

gravity

19.

When you play Duck, Duck, Goose someone must ___________________ around the outside of the group.

a)

scream

b)

skip

c)

circulate

d)

walk backwards

20.

Changing from a gas to a liquid is called

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

boiling

21.

Converting waste products into reusable materials is called ...

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

refreezing

22.

Whew...these plant leaves need deodorant! They are ...

a)

stinking

b)

sweating

c)

perspiring

d)

transpiring

23.

They are removing all of the trees on 4oo acres of land for a new subdivision, shopping, and a movie theater. I am concerned about...

a)

being bored

b)

deforestation

c)

the noise level

d)

my view

24.

When I measure the pressure of the air by the weight of the atmosphere I can tell if a storm is coming! This will be rising or falling based on the weather.

a)

temperature

b)

barometric pressure

c)

dew point

d)

my anxiety level

25.

This water fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers, helping water move back into the water cycle. It is called...

a)

dirty water

b)

puddles

c)

groundwater

d)

lakes

26.

A large body of saltwater is a ...

a)

puddle

b)

stream

c)

lake

d)

ocean

27.

A tropical depression is...

a)

being sad in Miami

b)

the beginnings of a hurricane

c)

crying on a pineapple

d)

when your flip flop breaks

28.

Water moves in a continuous process from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back again. This is called...

a)

the magic of Earth

b)

the life cycle

c)

the water cycle

d)

the bicycle

29.

The surface features of land, like mountains, is called

a)

architecture

b)

topography

c)

mapping

d)

mountaineering

30.

The study of weather is...

a)

meteorology

b)

weatherology

c)

rainlogy

d)

forecasting