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Weather

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

a)

Rain

b)

Clear skies

2.

What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?

a)

Warm temperatures

b)

Cool temperatures

c)

Clear conditions

d)

Cloudy conditions

3.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
4.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
5.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
6.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
7.
What causes wind?
a)
movement of high pressure to low pressure
b)
movement of low pressure to high pressure
8.
During convection, more dense currents _________ and less dense currents _________.
a)
sink, rise
b)
rise, sink
9.
The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Continental Deflection
c)
Transpiration
d)
Coriolis Effect
10.
Warm water is the ocean moves towards the _________.
a)
Poles
b)
Equator
11.

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what things:

a)

Thickness and material

b)

Weight and electricity

c)

Temperature, density, uneven heating of Earth by the sun

12.

Which one heats and cools fastest?

a)

land

b)

sea

c)

all heat/cool at the same rate

d)

air

13.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
14.
The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is
a)
the sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere
b)
the heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air
c)
the sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other
d)
the sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight
15.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
16.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
17.

The sun heats water at the equator more directly than at the poles due to ____________

a)

just because

b)

tilt of the earth

c)

continental deflection

d)

salt concentration

18.

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

a)

Cool

b)

Warm

c)

Cold

19.
What happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?
a)
It speeds up and gets stronger
b)
It turns around and goes back to sea
c)
It slows down and gets weaker
d)
It stalls
20.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
21.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

22.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
23.

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

a)

Seattle

b)

Minneapolis

c)

Dallas

d)

Chicago

24.

Near which two cities are the low pressure systems located?

a)

Seattle & San Francisco

b)

Chicago & Seattle

c)

Dallas & Houston

d)

Chicago & Nashville

25.

Which two cities are most likely to experience clear, dry weather?

a)

Seattle & San Francisco

b)

Chicago & Minneapolis

c)

Chicago & Nashville

d)

Dallas & Houston

26.

Tim said that Chicago is most likely to experience rainy weather. Jennifer thinks that Dallas is most likely to experience rainy weather.

Which student is correct?

a)

Tim because Chicago is the closest to a low pressure system and they produce precipitation.

b)

Jennifer because high pressure systems produce precipitation

c)

Both students are correct because all systems produce precipitation

d)

Neither of the students are correct because the cities are not close enough to the system.

27.

What type of weather is generally associated with a low pressure system?

a)

fair-weather, beautiful clear skies

b)

Cloudy skies, some moist air, possible precipitation, stormy weather

c)

cloudy skies, dry air

d)

cloudy with a chance of meatballs

28.

What type of weather is Minneapolis most likely experiencing?

a)

light/drizzly rain

b)

severe thunderstorms

c)

sunny skies

d)

cloudy skies, light precipitation

29.

What type of weather is Denver most likely experiencing? Notice the type of front that has just passed through.

a)

High humidity, cooler temperatures

b)

Low humidity, cooler temperatures

c)

Rainy, cold weather

d)

Rainy, humid weather

30.

Which lettered location is most likely experiencing rain and possible thunderstorms?

a)

Location A

b)

Location D

c)

Location E

d)

Location ?

31.

In which direction is the cold front moving?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

d)

East

32.

What happens to the particles of a fluid as they heat up?

a)

expand

b)

contract

c)

stay the same

33.

What happens to the particles of a fluid as they cool down?

a)

expand

b)

contract

c)

stay the same

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