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WorksheetsWhat is weather review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This refers to the average temperature and precipitation of an area of a long period of time.
a. weather
b. humidity
c. climate
d. temperature
High atmospheric pressure is usually associated with _______ temperatures.
a. lower
b. warmer
c. cooler
d. unpredictable
Cooler temperatures are usually associated with _____ atmospheric pressure.
a. higher
b. lower
c. warmer
d. unpredictable
When air contains as much moisture as possible at a specific temperature, it is ____.
a. at its dew point
b. saturated
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
Which part of the water cycle would be most noticeable on a summer day in an area under a low pressure system?
a. evaporation
b. precipitation
c. condensation
d. run off
Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ____.
a. humidity
b. lapse rate
c. weather
d. the ionosphere
When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing ____.
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. evaporation
d. transpiration
Which part of the water cycle would be most noticeable on a summer day in an area under a low pressure system?
a. precipitation
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. surface runoff
If the dots represent air molecules, what does the figure below demonstrate?
a. If the dots represent air molecules, what does the figure below demonstrate?
b. There are less air molecules at higher altitudes.
C. There are less air molecules at lower altitudes.
d. The top of the atmosphere contains the most dense concentration of air molecules.
____ humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
a. humid
b. dew point
c. relative
d. temperature
The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the ____.
a. relative humidity
b. temperature
c. precipitation
d. dew point
Air masses that originate over arctic water are called.
continental tropical air masses
Maritime Polar air masses
continental polar air masses
maritime tropical air masses
