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Meteorology Final Exam Review

Total questions: 141

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Front?

a)

A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.

b)

A line that connects points of equal temperature.

c)

The study of weather.

d)

A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops.

2.

What is a Cold Front?

a)

a model that shows the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth’s surface.

b)

Occurs when colder air advances toward warmer air.

c)

when air is cooled near its dewpoint near the ground.

3.

What is a Warm Front?

a)

masses of puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases. They sometimes tower to great heights and can be associated with fair weather or thunderstorms.

b)

High thin, white, feathery clouds made of ice crystals.

c)

occur when colder air advances toward warmer air.

d)

occurs when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air.

4.

What is a Occluded front?

a)

a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops.

b)

the amount of water vapor present in the air.

c)

involves three air masses of different temperatures-cold air, cool air and warm air.

d)

the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.

5.

What is a stationary front?

a)

occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing.

b)

a line drawn to connect points of equal atmosphere.

c)

a line that connects points of equal temperature.

6.

Meteorology is...

a)

the amount of water vapor present in the air.

b)

a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.

c)

the study of weather.

7.

An air mass is a...

a)

occurs when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air.

b)

High thin, white, feathery clouds made of ice crystals.

c)

the study of weather.

d)

a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops.

8.

What Front is this

a)

Occluded

b)

Warm

c)

Cold

d)

Stationary

9.

What front is this?

a)

Stationary

b)

Occluded

c)

Occudled

d)

Circles and Triangles

10.

What front is this?

a)

Occluded

b)

Stationay

c)

Stationary

d)

Warm and Cold

11.

Which of the pictures is a stationary front

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

How does a tornado start

a)

RAINBOWS

b)

By ground

c)

By Thunderstrom

d)

By Wind

13.
Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
14.
Which of the following determines the properties of an air mass?
a)
The conditions of the area over which it forms
b)
The phase and position of the moon when it forms
c)
The exact time of year when it forms
d)
The geology of the area where it forms
15.
Stratus clouds formed at ground level are called what?
a)
fog
b)
sleet
c)
snow
d)
freezing rain
16.

Which of the following is not a cause of acid rain?

a)

Volcanic Eruptions

b)

Burning of fossil fuels

c)

electric cars

d)

combustion engins

17.
Where satellites orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
18.
Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a)
troposphere
b)
ionsophere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
19.
The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
20.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
21.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
22.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
23.
Where I find clouds.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
24.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
25.
Evaporation occurs when water changes into 
a)
transpiration
b)
snow
c)
solid
d)
vapor
26.

What type of front is being modeled in the diagram?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

27.

What type of weather is associated with this type of front?

a)

widespread precipitation

b)

light winds and precipitation

c)

intense precipitation and thunderstorms

d)

strong winds and heavy precipitation

28.

What front is being forecast for this state?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

29.

The Coriolis effect is due to the __________ of Earth.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

shape

d)

density

30.

Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ________ weather.

a)

cold and dry

b)

cloudy and rainy

c)

sunny and dry

d)

warm and humid

31.
Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat____
a)
produced by the friction of air particles
b)
generated from tropical winds
c)
released from Earth's interior
d)
absorbed by Earth during daylight hours
32.
The different layers of Earth's atmosphere can be categorized by variations in _____
a)
air pressure
b)
humidity
c)
temperature
d)
dew point
33.

a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature

a)

Station model

b)

Front

c)

Low pressure

d)

Radio Model

34.

occurs when colder air advances toward warmer air

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cool Front

c)

Cold Front

d)

Hot Front

35.

occurs when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air

a)

Warm Front

b)

Hot Front

c)

Cool Front

d)

Cold Front

36.

involves three air masses of different temperatures-cold air, cool air and warm air

a)

Stationary Front

b)

Occluded Front

c)

Warm Front

d)

Cool Front

37.

occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Occluded Front

d)

Stationary Front

38.

A thermometer measures

a)

distance

b)

temperature

c)

height

d)

weight

39.

What does the "H" on the weather map mean

a)

hot pressure

b)

happy pressure

c)

high pressure

d)

handy pressure

40.

What does the "L" on a weather map mean

a)

low pressure

b)

lonely pressure

c)

lumpy pressure

d)

lucky pressure

41.

Why is the sun important to the water cycle?

a)

The sun is the source of energy that powers the water cycle.

b)

The sun gives light so that people can see the water cycle happening.

c)

The sun's gravity causes the tides which are important to the water cycle.

d)

The sun isn't important to the water cycle.

42.

The sun producing electromagnetic waves that heat the Earth is an example of

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Combination

43.

When magma in the mantle moves in currents this is an example of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

combination

44.

As you go higher in the troposphere (the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth) the temperature

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

first decreases then increases

45.

Which is caused by differences in air pressure?

a)

Snow

b)

Rain

c)

Clouds

d)

Wind

46.

Which of the following is not a type of severe weather?

a)

Blizzard

b)

Tsunami

c)

Severe Thunderstorm

d)

Drought

47.

Why does sand heat up faster than water during the daytime, and then cool off faster at night?

a)

Water has a higher heat capacity than sand.

b)

Water moves around more.

c)

Water starts of colder than sand.

d)

Water evaporates allowing it to cool.

48.

What is a cold front?

a)

A place where a warm air mass is pushing a cold air mass out of the way

b)

A place where a cold air mass is pushing a warm air mass out of the way

c)

A place where 2 air masses meet but no movement is taking place

d)

A place where a cold air mass is being squeezed by 2 warm air masses

49.

What causes land breezes and sea breezes to flow at the shore?

a)

Uneven heating and cooling of the land and water.

b)

Prevailing winds driven by the angle of the sun's rays

c)

The pull of the moon's gravity and the tides

d)

The Coriolis effect

50.
How do we name air masses?
a)
Water and temperature
b)
Air pressure
c)
Humidity and temperature
d)
Cold and warm
51.
What types of air masses form over oceans?
a)
Maritime
b)
Continental
c)
Polar
d)
Tropical
52.

Based on these graphs, in which place would you rather live if you need a very wet climate?

a)

Boston

b)

San Francisco

53.

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

54.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
55.

A costal breeze blowing from sea to land caused by the temperature difference when the land surface is warmer than the sea surface and usually occurs during the day.

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

c)

Wind Breeze

56.

The horizontal movement of air is

a)

Gust

b)

Wind

c)

Air

57.

Most of flying occurs in the

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Lonosphere

58.

A storm wiht lightning and thunder, composed of cumulonimbus clouds and usually associated with gusty winds, heavy rain and sometimes, hail and tornadoes.

a)

Hail storm

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Sandstorm

59.
What is the name of the atmospheric layer we live in?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
60.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful rays?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
61.
The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
62.
The transfer of heat energy by direct contact, or touch, is __________________?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
63.
Feeling the heat from a fire is an example of which type of atmospheric heating?
a)
Radiation
b)
 Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
 Greenhouse effect
64.
Compared to the ocean, land heats up and cools down
a)
Faster
b)
 Slower
c)
 Equally
d)
Gradually
65.
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
a)
 Light rain followed by clear weather
b)
 Many days of cloudy wet weather
c)
 Severe thunderstorms and rain
d)
 Cold and dry weather
66.
What is a warm front?
a)
 Warm air mass becomes caught between cold air masses
b)
two air masses meet and stay separate
c)
 Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
d)
 Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up
67.
What is the effect on the air due to unequal heating rates of heating and cooling between water and land?
a)
different density (high & low pressure)
b)
ocean and land breezes
c)
convection currents
d)
all choices
68.
Distinct weather patterns on Earth's surface are created by __________ and the Coriolis Effect.
a)
unequal heating
b)
magnetic fields
c)
increased temperature
d)
increased air pressure
69.
What causes changes in the weather?
a)
air masses move and come together
b)
water evaporates
c)
the air gets more humid
d)
clouds form
70.

Using the map, which statement is true for this particular day?

a)

It is raining in Danville.

b)

A cold front had just moved through Denver.

c)

Air moves from low to high so it is probably windy in Miami

d)

Is is snowing in Billings, MT.

71.

Using the map, which statement is true for this particular day?

a)

It is raining in Danville.

b)

London is in the 80's

c)

Air moves from low to high so it is probably windy in Miami

d)

Is is snowing in Billings, MT.

72.

Using the above map, which of the following would be true about London KY a month before camp started?

a)

The wind direction would be northwest

b)

A thunderstorm was taking place

c)

The wind speed is 20 knots

d)

A warm front was moving into the area.

73.

Using the above map, which of the following would be true about London KY a month before camp started?

a)

The temperature would be around 65

b)

The wind direction would be northwest

c)

A thunderstorm was taking place

d)

The wind speed is 20 knots

74.

Why do kids choose the bottom bunk at camp? (Think scientific reasons!)

a)

Cold air sinks because it is more dense and it would be cooler.

b)

The mattresses were more comfortable on the bottom bunk.

c)

They couldn't climb to the top of the bunk.

d)

Warm air sinks because it is more dense and they wanted to be warm.

75.

When you roast marshmallows and touch the metal why does it burn your finger?

a)

Heat moves from cold to warm.

b)

Heat moves from warm to cold.

c)

Marshmallows are good insulators.

d)

Convention occurred through the metal.

76.

When you roast marshmallows and touch the metal why does it burn your finger?

a)

Heat moves from cold to warm.

b)

Metals are good conductors.

c)

Marshmallows are good insulators.

d)

Convention occurred through the metal.

77.

what is an air mass?

a)

small body of air that has different properties of the area where it forms.

b)

a body of water

c)

large body of air that has similar properties of the area where it forms.

d)

a body of air

78.

what kind of weather comes from a maritime tropical air mass?

a)

moist, cold

b)

moist, warm

c)

dry, warm

d)

dry, cold

79.

what is an occluded front?

a)

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses.

b)

a front where a cold air mass doubles.

c)

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two warm air masses.

d)

a warm front.

80.

A continential tropical air masses results in ______ weather

a)

dry

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

moist

81.

what happens when an air mass moves to a new region.

a)

it brings characteristics with it.

b)

it completely changes.

c)

it takes on the conditions of the new region

d)

it doesn't do anything.

82.

Cold fronts always bring snow and ice

a)

true

b)

false

83.

in the USA air masses move west to east

a)

true

b)

false

84.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains water vapor, clouds and is where weather happens?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

85.

What happens to temperature as altitude increases?

a)

It gets colder as you go up in the atmosphere

b)

It gets warmer as you go up in the atmosphere

c)

It depends on which layer of the atmosphere you're talking about - some get colder and some get warmer

86.

The Earth's atmosphere is.....

a)

78% carbon dioxide and 21% methane

b)

78% hydrogen and 21% water vapor

c)

78% oxygen and 21% nitrogen

d)

78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen

87.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Sand absorbs heat slowly

b)

Sand absorbs and releases heat faster than water

c)

Water absorbs and releases heat faster than water

d)

Water releases heat quickly

88.

When the sand heats up the air above it by direct contact, we call it _________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

89.

When warm air rises and cold air sinks, what type of heat transfer is occurring?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

90.

Which of the following are made by the unequal heating of the earth?

a)

Global Winds

b)

Local Winds

c)

Global Winds and Local Winds

91.

When do land breezes happen?

a)

Night

b)

Day

92.

A sea breeze......

a)

Happens at night and blows from the sea to the land

b)

Happens during the day and blows from the sea to the land

c)

Happens at night and blows from the land to the sea

d)

Happens during the day and blows from the land to the sea

93.

A land breeze......

a)

Happens at night and blows from the sea to the land

b)

Happens during the day and blows from the sea to the land

c)

Happens at night and blows from the land to the sea

d)

Happens during the day and blows from the land to the sea

94.

Why is there an "L" at number 1?

a)

There's low air pressure there because the air is rising up

b)

There's low air pressure because the air is sinking

c)

There's low temperature because sand heats up fast

d)

There's low humidity because water doesn't evaporate during the day

95.

What kind of air do we need to make a hurricane?

a)

Cold and dry

b)

Warm and dry

c)

Warm and moist

d)

Cold and moist

96.

Where do hurricanes form on Earth?

a)

Near the poles and on land

b)

Near the poles and in the ocean

c)

Near the equator and in the ocean

d)

Near the equator and on land

97.

During what two seasons do we get most tornadoes?

a)

Spring and summer

b)

Fall and spring

c)

Summer and fall

d)

Winter and summer

98.

The picture is showing examples of what?

a)

Global winds

b)

Local winds

c)

Sea breezes

d)

Land Breezes

99.

Which letter is which?

a)

A is land breeze and B is sea breeze

b)

A is sea breeze and B is land breeze

c)

Both A and B are land breezes

d)

Both A and B are global winds

100.

Which of the following layers is represented by letter C?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

101.

In order to avoid severe weather most planes fly in the:

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

102.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the graph above?

a)

Layer A is the mesosphere because temperature is decreasing

b)

Layer B is the stratosphere because temperature is increasing

c)

Layer C is the mesosphere because temperature is increasing

d)

Layer D is the stratosphere because temperature is increasing

103.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains weather, clouds, pollution and life forms?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

104.

Why is stratospheric ozone beneficial to life on Earth?

a)

Stratospheric ozone is an important part of the water cycle.

b)

Stratospheric ozone absorbs UV radiation that is dangerous to life.

c)

Stratospheric ozone reverses the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere.

d)

Stratospheric ozone produces much of the oxygen that life uses for respiration.

105.

The characteristics of an air mass which formed over the Gulf of Mexico would probably be

a)

cool and dry

b)

warm and humid

c)

warm and dry

d)

cool and humid

106.

Which action would best help to improve air quality?

a)

increase deforestation efforts

b)

decrease fossil fuel emissions

c)

decrease the levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

d)

increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

107.

Which would be the best thing to help air quality?

a)

walk to work everyday

b)

ride a bus to work every day

c)

drive a car to work every day

d)

carpool with others to work every day

108.

Which is the source of most man-made air pollution?

a)

burning forests

b)

plowing fields

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

manufacturing food

109.

Which produces strong winds and powerful waves, and can cause heavy flooding?

a)

tornadoes

b)

hurricanes

c)

winter storms

d)

thunderstorms

110.

Which list shows atmospheric layers in the correct order upward from the Earth’s surface?

a)

thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

b)

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

c)

stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere

d)

thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere

111.

What does mT mean?

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and wet

d)

warm and dry

112.

What does cT mean?

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and wet

d)

warm and dry

113.

What does cP mean?

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and wet

d)

warm and dry

114.

What does mP mean?

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and wet

d)

warm and dry

115.

Which kind of pressure system brings cold and wet weather

a)

High Pressure

b)

Low Pressure

116.

What gas makes the majority of our atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

greenhouse gases

117.

Which gas is beneficial to us not being fried by UV rays?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Ozone

c)

CO2

d)

CFCs

118.

sea breeze

a)

cool air moves down a mountain slope towards a valley

b)

warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

c)

cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

d)

cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise

119.

land breeze

a)

cool air moves down a mountain slope toward a valley

b)

warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley

c)

cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise

d)

cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise

120.

What weather is currently happening at letter C?

a)

gentle rain

b)

thunderstorms

c)

fog

d)

clear skies

121.
Which type of air rises faster?
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stormy
d)
clam
122.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
123.
Low pressure systems will bring
a)
very little wind, maybe a gentle breeze
b)
strong winds and stormy weather
124.
What is water vapor?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
plasma
125.
Wind is caused by
a)
big gusts of air moving around
b)
convection currents in the air
c)
humidity 
d)
temperature
126.
Wind blows _________ when temperature differences increase between two areas of pressure
a)
slower
b)
faster
127.
- the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
relative humidity
d)
heat indes
128.
The atmosphere is composed of
a)
mostly oxygen
b)
all hydrogen
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
H20
129.
Oxygen makes up _______ percent of the atmosphere.
a)
78
b)
30
c)
21
d)
1
130.
As altitude increases, pressure __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
rises
131.

What type of weather is associated with a cold front?

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Clear skies

c)

Warmer temperatures and tornadoes

d)

Cool temperatures and thunderstorms, rain

132.

What weather would you find at a stationary front?

a)

Many days of wet weather

b)

Dry, warm temperatures

c)

A mix of dry and wet days

d)

Mild weather

133.
Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours? 
a)
Denver, because it is raining there
b)
Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching
c)
Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching
d)
Houston, because it is in a high pressure area
134.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
northwest
b)
northeast
c)
southwest
d)
southeast
135.
A light rain system with thin clouds has moved through Oklahoma. What has occurred to produce this type of precipitation?
a)
a warm front
b)
a massive buildup of high air pressure
c)
a hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico
d)
a cold front
136.
Which of these drives the energy to produce winds?
a)
water
b)
fossil fuels
c)
the sun
d)
hydroelectricity
137.
Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently saw a drop in temperature? 
a)
Boise
b)
Denver
c)
Louisville
d)
Shreveport
138.
What type of front will soon pass through letter B? 
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
139.
Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer? 
a)
conduction
b)
condensation
c)
convection
d)
radiation
140.
Thermal energy is-
a)
heat
b)
water
c)
matter
d)
light
141.
High temperature means faster moving particles.
a)
True
b)
False

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