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Weather

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is weather?

a)

The amount of moisture in the air

b)

The number of clouds in the sky

c)

The speed of the wind

d)

The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

2.

Which of the following devices measures air pressure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

a)

Wind and rain

b)

Humidity and thunder

c)

Extremely hot temperatures

d)

Clear skies and sun

4.

How are the convection currents in the lava lamp different than convection currents in the atmosphere?

a)

warm air in the atmosphere sinks instead of rises

b)

The earth gets its heat from the sun and the lava lamp gets its heat from the light bulb below.

c)

Convection cells in the atmosphere flow in the same direction instead of opposite

d)

Cold air is less dense instead of being more dense.

5.

The number one thing hurricanes need is...

a)

warm water

b)

cold air from cold fronts

c)

cold water

d)

strong warm front

6.

What causes global convection currents

a)

Forests

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

more land forms

d)

uneven heating of the Earth's surface

7.

Where do warm ocean currents come from

a)

the poles

b)

near the land

c)

the equator

d)

middle of the oceans

8.

How to oceans form hurricanes?

a)

warm air over the equator rises and faster than cold air from the poles

b)

warm waters provide the energy for hurricanes

c)

cold water provides the energy for hurricanes

d)

cold air at the poles is more dense and falls faster than warm air from the equator

9.

How to warm waters contribute to hurricane development

a)

evaporating water adds heat to the atmosphere

b)

rising tides cause the ocean level to rise

c)

waves cause the hurricane to develope

d)

currents carry the warm water to the hurricane

10.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

11.

What city is most likely going to see temperatures rise?

a)

San Jose

b)

El Paso

c)

Jacksonville

d)

Chicago

12.

Where do the most violent storms form

a)

The poles

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

The Equator

d)

Tropic of capricorn

13.

Where do warm ocean currents come from?

a)

warm ocean currents come from the southern hemisphere

b)

warm ocean currents come from the equator

c)

Warm ocean currents come from the poles

d)

Warm ocean currents come from the beach

14.

Where do cold ocean currents come from?

a)

cold ocean currents come from the southern hemisphere

b)

cold ocean currents come from the equator

c)

cold ocean currents come from the poles

d)

cold ocean currents come from the beach

15.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

16.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

17.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

18.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

19.

hurricanes are

a)

extreme low pressures

b)

extreme high pressures

c)

small rain storms

d)

formed over land

20.

Low Pressures are associated with what type of weather

a)

fair weather

b)

cold weather

c)

warm weather

d)

rainy weather

21.

high Pressures are associated with what type of weather

a)

fair weather

b)

cold weather

c)

warm weather

d)

rainy weather

22.

Warm Fronts bring

a)

rain followed by cool dry air

b)

hurricanes

c)

rain followed by hot humid air

d)

fair weather

23.

cold Fronts bring

a)

rain followed by cool dry air

b)

hurricanes

c)

rain followed by hot humid air

d)

fair weather

24.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
25.
Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Climate Effect
d)
Atmosphere Effect
26.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
27.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
28.
When does a thunderstorm become a tornado?
a)
When it touches the ground.
b)
When it is big.
c)
When it sounds like a train.
d)
When it blows hard.
29.
What type of breeze is created when the land is warmer than the ocean?
a)
Seabreeze
b)
Landbreeze
30.
Warm air rises because it is __________ dense then cold air.
a)
More
b)
Less
31.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
32.
What heats the Earth's surface?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the ocean
d)
the sky
33.
Before condensation can occur, the air must  be ____________________________.
a)
Humid
b)
Cold
c)
Hot
d)
Saturated